This little-known word has the following etymological origin: its origin is from the Greek “Didaskó” (to teach) and “Phobos” (fear). Therefore, Didaskaleinophobia is nothing other than fear of school. This type of phobia is very common in young children when they first attend school. Almost all children have experienced this feeling of fear on the first day of school, especially children who are going to preschool for the first time, since in general they have always been close to their parents, and just thinking that they are leaving To be alone with people you do not know is a cause for anxiety and fear.
Of course, as time goes by, these fears dissipate and children adapt until the phobia disappears. Now, when this phobia occurs in adolescents between 12 and 15 years old, it can be for various reasons, at this stage young people present many physical and psychological changes, they begin high school and will have to deal with many subjects, school assignments will increase, They will run into somewhat complicated subjects such as mathematics, or physics, or something that is happening at the moment such as school bullying, that is, young people, especially the most timid or those who are studious, are victims of abuse by a classmate, all these reasons can generate in adolescents fear ofschool.
Children or adolescents who suffer from this phobia may present the following symptoms: refusal to go to school, have stomach aches, headaches or any other physical discomfort, form tantrums when arriving at school, do not want to be separated from their mother or father, cry a lot, do not pay attention to class, excessive sweating, etc.
Parents should be attentive to the possible symptoms that their children may present, since when living with them and through daily interaction it is easy to find out if something happens or not, the duty as parents is to be able to help them get out of some problem that them affect, investigating the reason for the refusal to attend school, ask the teacher, since she is the one who shares that time with the children, in most cases take them to the psychologist so that he can through his knowledge help them overcome this fear. Finally, all the effort that is made so that the children are well will be worth it, so if your child is going through this type of phobiasdo not hesitate to seek help, do not let time pass thinking that the child will overcome it alone.
