With a surge in children refusing to go to school in Japan in recent years, places of respite are being set up across the country to advise parents feeling isolated and trapped, while also providing a space for them to vent their frustrations about their chronically absent kids.
School experts cite various possible reasons for school nonattendance, including kids’ oversensitivity to stimuli, emphasizing the need for support to provide more information.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241213/p2g/00m/0li/036000c
