What’s really going on when he ‘plays sick’?
Q Before summer, my child started faking being ill before school, and I’m worried it’s going to start again now. He cries and complains of tummy aches and pains in his legs, and it feels wrong to force him to go to school. But, equally, I don’t believe he is actually sick. How should I deal with it?
Pretending to be sick to avoid school is nothing new. Anyone who has watched knows there is something thrilling about a ‘sick day’. It’s developmentally appropriate for children aged six and above to do this