--- title: 'School Phobia or EBSA: Tips for Parents' url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life/tips-for-parents/school-phobia-or-ebsa-tips-for-parents' markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life/tips-for-parents/school-phobia-or-ebsa-tips-for-parents.md' date: '2026-01-27' description: 'It can be difficult as parents and carers if your child is feeling more anxious about going to school than usual and hard to know whether they are developing a school phobia or Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA). In this film Dr. Sian Williams shares with us some of the best ways parents and carers can support their child in this situation. We explore what school phobia and Emotionally-Based School Avoidance really means and how to recognise why it may be happening. Sian explains some of the pitfalls to avoid as well as some helpful do’s and don’ts. Watch now to find out how you can support your child to feel more positive about going to school, or check out our factsheet.' taxonomy: category: - Challenges tag: - 'School Avoidance' - Anxiety - EBSA type: - Video contributor: - 'Samantha Wrightson' - 'Dr Sian Williams' - 'Neil Bonner' --- # Tips for Parents & Carers: School Phobia or EBSA [ School Avoidance ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:School%20Avoidance) [ Anxiety ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Anxiety) [ EBSA ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:EBSA) [ ![Nip in the Bud](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/themes/nitb/images/logos/round-logo.png) ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us "About Nip in the Bud") ![Dr Sian Williams](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/06.about-us/02.authors-and-experts/dr-sian-williams/dr-sian-williams.jpg) Speaker [Dr Sian Williams](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/dr-sian-williams)speaker Duration: 0h 8m 40s Published: August 2024 Produced and Directed by: [Neil Bonner](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/neil-bonner) It can be difficult as parents and carers if your child is feeling more anxious about going to school than usual and hard to know whether they are developing a school phobia or Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA). In this film Dr. Sian Williams shares with us some of the best ways parents and carers can support their child in this situation. We explore what school phobia and Emotionally-Based School Avoidance really means and how to recognise why it may be happening. Sian explains some of the pitfalls to avoid as well as some helpful do’s and don’ts. 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