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Community | My Child Won't Go to School

"Help! My Kid Won't Go To School!"

School administrators and parents are struggling to respond to the chronic absenteeism crisis. Join Dyslexia Specialist, Katie Fowle, M.Ed, and International Parent Coach, Sharoya Ham, to discuss their new book, "Help! My Kid Won't Go To School!"

Help! My Kid Won't Go to School! is part memoir and part step-by-step guide. Co-author Katie Fowle shares her raw and honest account of overcoming school refusal with her daughter. In addition, Parent Coach and co-author Sharoya Ham helps parents unravel the underlying causes of their child's school resistance. Within this book's concise, story-driven chapters, parents learn effective strategies to use in the heat of the moment.

Help! My Kid Won't Go to School includes:

• Key facts about school refusal
• Root causes for school refusal
• Scripts for parents to use
• Guidance for creating supportive boundaries
• Steps for developing a child's Social-emotional skills

If you have a child going through school refusal, this book is the resource you've been waiting for.

Books will be available for purchase and signing. Registration is recommended.

Katie Fowle, M.Ed, is a dyslexia specialist, educator, author, and co-founder of Global Village Tutors. She's empowered hundreds of students to succeed academically and feel confident in school through academic and social-emotional skill-building. Despite her professional success, Katie struggled as a mom when her daughter refused to get out of bed to go to school. Katie wrote her story to empower parents and inform educators.

Sharoya Ham, M.Ed., is a passionate behavior change specialist, author, veteran teacher, and founder of Embrace Behavior Change. She has helped hundreds of overwhelmed parents learn how to parent calmly, consistently, and confidently. She works with families whose children face educational, behavioral, and relational challenges. Sharoya has a Master's in Special Education with an emphasis on Applied Behavior Analysis. She also holds a New Jersey State Teacher Certification in Secondary Mathematics and a graduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis.

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