school refusal - DS had a classmate who had run into similar problems at his old school - started to act out, get frustrated that carried over into home and hated school so much that his parents realized he had to get out because he was so frustrated and angry, and yet being told he had to behave way older than his age.
He started in DS' class in first grade with a lot of scars from that - we saw a very defensive child who was quick to lash out and we could see that he was bracing himself for "punishments" that did not come in DS' school. It took him at least a few months before we saw real improvement, with the angry bursts decreasing - and we could see the happy and sweet child he really is. His parents said that he lost all his anger, and they were glad to have their boy back - a happy boy who loves school.
