What to do when your kid doesn't like grade one

The transition from kindergarten to grade one can be a lot for kids. If your kid is refusing to go to school or won't get out of bed, here's what to do.

Last year, five-year-old Simone Wagner had a hard time settling into grade one. “There were lots of stomach aches and crying,” recalls her Toronto mom, Sandy Pereira. “There were nights when she just wouldn’t settle down and sleep. In the morning, we’d have to“Grade one can be tough for a lot of kids,” says Jane Garland, a child psychiatrist at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.

If your kid still won’t open up, reach out to their teacher, says Kym Wand, a grade one teacher in Waterloo, Ont. If you notice there are certain days

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