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Poor kid! I have to agree somewhat with wvugrrl...even though he has friends, it sounds like there's something up at school that probably needs to be addressed.
tough love is just what you have to have sometimes.... if you have been thruogh this before and the doctors told you nothing physically is wrong..then i would just make em tough it out until they make ith thruogh the day or they actually do get sick. poor baby...i was always nervous at school...would call my mom all the time telling her i was sick at my stomache just so i could go home.....she always told me i had to stay. god love her....she was great at this tough love stuff
I've had this same problem with my son since about half way through Kindergarten. We've been to the doctors and talked to the school counselers. The doctor told him that it was anxiety, and to just tell himself each morning that was all it was and that he had to go to school. Ever since the dr told him that he has been better, not everyday but most days. I think he just needed to know why he felt the way he did and that there was nothing wrong with him. I also told him how am I going to know when you are really sick if you tell me you don't feel good everyday, and I actually sent him to school once when he was sick because I thought it was just him trying to stay home.
Today was his first day of 5th grade and wentwith smile on his face so maybe he is growing out of it. Good luck to you and your son.
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It's understandable that he'd be anxious in a new school situation even if he's with friends each day. There are so many variables in the new school....new teachers, new classes, new cafeteria......basically it's all new. It's hard on every kid and even harder on those who are more sensitive. He also probably puts a lot of pressure on himself to succeed...many A students do, and that also adds to his anxiety.
I think you should continue to send him to school even when he's complaining. Then you need to make an appointment with his counselor to talk about his problems. I'm sure that s/he will have some ideas on how to lesson his anxiety and some ideas on how to cope. That is part of their job....and I'm sure they've seen this same kind of thing before. Your son is not unique in this.
I hope you are able to get him some help and that he starts feeling better really soon! Many pixies
My youngest started something like this when she was in primary school. After taking her to the doctor and making sure nothing was wrong, we told her unless the school nurse sees the vomit, etc. we would not be picking her up at school anymore when she felt sick. Her teacher was also not so quick to allow her to go the nurse. Like magic, the incidents stopped.
Perhaps the guidance counselor can talk with your son to suggest alternative ways to deal with stressful situations? And perhaps they can investigate if you suspect your son is the target of a bully or something like that.
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Thank you guys again for all of your suggestions. I talked with him last night and he was just fine. He got his glasses yesterday and loves them so I thought that would help but this morning again he was sick. I had to tough out the tears and make him go. Geez! So hard. I asked him if it was hard finding classes or if anyone was mean to him but he says no. The boy has been tested for everything under the sun (even c.f. - he was born sickly) and his only real ailment is asthma. Ok I am even going to admit this... I bought him a cell phone last night and added him to my family plan. I figured now maybe he will feel free to call me if he gets stressed and I can just talk him through it. Lame I know but I am at the end of my rope! Oh and I love the peppermint idea! I am going to try that and I am going to talk to the school couselor. Thank you everyone for the pixies too.
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Maybe you could have him see a psychologist. It sounds like he might have an anxiety disorder and perhaps the doctor would have some techniques that he could use to help himself during the day if he is feeling stressed. Even good students with many friends can feel stressed at different times and different situations. I hope someone can help him so he can enjoy his middle school experience.
That is a tough situation for you and your DS. My DS did something similar when he was in fifth grade. He would get migraines in school and I would get a call saying he wanted to come home. We had him checked out at the pediatrician and he was OK, the migraines were not serious enough for presciption meds. The nurse and I decided to keep Advil at the school for him and she would just call me before giving it to him for my info. I also talked with the teacher and come to find out, she was the problem for him. She was kind of picking on him, moving his seat around, and she was blaming him for it. So she and I decided on a plan of action, compromised on some issues, and mostly his headaches subsided. Stress is a trigger for him. Luckily she was one of 3 teachers he had each day and she was not his main teacher so his time with her was limited. It might be a good idea to talk with the teacher or the school nurse to see if you could come with a plan for dealing with this. Of course, check with your doctor to be sure your DS is OK. I hope things go better for both of you.
Sounds like he has a lot of anxiety, not just school anxiety, but anxiety about all aspects of his surroundings. It's better to address this now than in high school. See if your pediatrician can recommend a child psychologist or someone in your medical plan. From your descriptions, he just might be that type of kid who's always worried about everything, and you want him to think of school as a safe, fun place, not a worrisome place. And talk to the school nurse and guidance counselor. Get everyone on the same page so there's no confusion about what is going on with him. Everyone wants him to succeed, it's just getting him there!
Sounds like anxiety. (DS experienced that after some severe bullying episodes landing him in the ER in elementary school) I would request a referral from your son's pediatrician to a child psychologist or child psychiatrist for an evaluation. It did wonders for DS!
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I have to agree somewhat with wvugrrl...even though he has friends, it sounds like there's something up at school that probably needs to be addressed. 
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