School phobia, known to most psychologists as school refusal, effects between 5 and 10 percent of school children in the United States. One percent of these children will be severely affected by school phobia, leading to excessive school absenteeism. School phobia is defined as anxiety and fear related to being in school. Some children simply refuse to go, complaining of stomachaches, headaches, or nausea. According to the article, this can have severe repercussions on children later in …showed first 75 words of 529 total…

…showed last 75 words of 529 total…days." I agree, but will go one step further. It begins in preschool. My son attends a prestigious church day school where I've often overheard the children call one another "pooh pooh head" and use other derogatory language. I, for one, will leave drug treatment as a last resort should my son start to show symptoms of school phobia. Thankfully, for now he is as bull-headed as his dad, and holds his own pretty well.