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A collection of accessible and scientifically proven strategies for parents struggling with school attendance problems in children of all ages.School attendance problems are a common and worrisome challenge faced by many parents. Even in milder forms, poor school attendance can increase the risk of social, behavioral, and academic problems in childhood and adolescence, and even into adulthood. Unfortunately, parents often have trouble understanding their children's school attendance issues and are uncertain about how to help. Getting Your Child Back to School is intended for parents grappling with school attendance problems at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Covering a wide variety of attendance problems and special circumstances, the book offers practical, step-by-step strategies parents can use themselves, including asking the right questions, evaluating the severity of the problem, and knowing whom to consult. Parents will learn to change a child's negative thoughts around school, establish a clear and predictable morning routine, and set up a system of rewards for going to school. New to this edition is material on very severe and chronic cases, including discussion of educational alternatives; mindfulness approaches and parent involvement strategies; teletherapy and other options for young people who have been out of school for an extended period; and more extensive guidance on working with school officials. Easy to read and filled with concrete strategies, this book was the first of its kind dedicated to educating and arming parents with the tools they need to resolve their children's absenteeism; this new edition continues to offer the best available scientifically-proven guidance for parents determined to get their kids back to school.

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The information and strategies presented in this book are rich in providing parents with answers to many of their 'why' and 'how' questions. Parents will come away understanding the nature of their child's school refusal problem, the factors contributing to the problem, and effective strategies for returning their child to school in a positive and productive manner. -- Anne Marie Albano, PhD, ABPP, Director, Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders Using his research background as well as his years of clinical experience, Dr. Kearney describes the variety of reasons that drive school refusal behavior in youth and then provides clear and effective solutions for each type of problem. Parents struggling mightily to get their child to go to and stay in school will welcome Dr. Kearney's sage advice. -- Patricia M. DiBartolo, PhD, Caroline L. Wall, '27 Professor of Psychology, Smith College Written by one of the leading experts in this area, this book is a mustread for parents of children who are reluctant or refuse to attend school. --Cynthia G. Last, PhD, author of Help for Worried Kids

"""The information and strategies presented in this book are rich in providing parents with answers to many of their 'why' and 'how' questions. Parents will come away understanding the nature of their child's school refusal problem, the factors contributing to the problem, and effective strategies for returning their child to school in a positive and productive manner."" -- Anne Marie Albano, PhD, ABPP, Director, Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders ""Using his research background as well as his years of clinical experience, Dr. Kearney describes the variety of reasons that drive school refusal behavior in youth and then provides clear and effective solutions for each type of problem. Parents struggling mightily to get their child to go to and stay in school will welcome Dr. Kearney's sage advice."" -- Patricia M. DiBartolo, PhD, Caroline L. Wall, '27 Professor of Psychology, Smith College ""Written by one of the leading experts in this area, this book is a mustread for parents of children who are reluctant or refuse to attend school."" --Cynthia G. Last, PhD, author of Help for Worried Kids"

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Christopher A. Kearney, PhD is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the Director of the UNLV Child School Refusal and Anxiety Disorders Clinic. Dr. Kearney's research interests include school attendance problems, selective mutism, posttraumatic stress disorder in maltreated youth, perfectionism, and other anxiety-related conditions in children and adolescents. He has published several books and numerous book chapters and journal articles on these topics.

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