In the era of 350,000 truant students. A fully-booked tutoring school representative releases 'Truancy/Reluctance to go to school... Understand by Type: How Parents Should Interact When Told "I Don't Want to Go to School"'

Discover Twenty-One Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Naomi Taniguchi) published "Truancy/Reluctance to go to school... Understand by Type: How Parents Should Interact When Told 'I Don't Want to Go to School'" (written by Kie Ueki) on April 24, 2026.

This book is a guide taught by a fully-booked "individual instruction teacher for school refusal and developmental disorders," to help find the truly suitable way to face school refusal and reluctance for each child. It has achieved 1st place in the Amazon Best Sellers ranking for the "Bullying/School Refusal" category just through pre-orders (as of March 30, 2026).

The number of truant students is increasing year by year, reaching 350,000 nationwide in FY2024.

In the morning, the child cries out, "I don't want to go to school," and the parent doesn't know what to say. Parents feel impatient and anxious about trouble with friends and not fitting in at school. Thinking only about "getting them back to school," both parents and children are exhausted. The number of truant students is increasing year by year, reaching 350,000 nationwide in FY2024. In particular, April and May are periods when "reluctance to go to school" is prone to occur due to changes in the new environment.

Instead of simply setting "returning to school" as the goal, nurture the "ability to adapt to society."

This book is a practical guide to nurturing a child's ability to fit in with friends and school, and the ability to adapt to society while protecting their own heart, through parent-child interactions, rather than just setting "returning to school" as the goal, so they can become independent in their own way. It classifies the gap in interacting with people into three types and introduces points tailored to each. You can find the truly suitable way to face each child.

The keyword is "Boundary"

The author is Kie Ueki, a Certified Public Psychologist and representative of "Kiraboshi Gakusha," a specialized individual learning tutoring service for school refusal and developmental disorders. With over 20 years of experience in supporting school refusal, the author, who is so popular that there is a waiting list for reservations, teaches the concept of "Boundary," a keyword that dramatically changes the parent-child relationship.

Recommended for the following people:

Those who have a child refusing or reluctant to go to school and are struggling with daily responses. Those who are suffering from feeling "parental responsibility." Those who are looking for options other than returning to school or a path to independence. Those who want to nurture the child's fundamental "ability to live in society."

◎ Book Overview

[Table of Contents] Chapter 1: How does school refusal happen? Chapter 2: School refusal/reluctance and parent-child boundaries Chapter 3: Setting boundaries and the "fitting-in zone" Chapter 4: What is the vague type (outgoing mode)? Chapter 5: What is the vague type (withdrawn mode)? Chapter 6: What is the rigid type? Chapter 7: Specific responses and Q&A on problems with school refusal

[Author Information] Kie Ueki Certified Public Psychologist. Has been involved with children with school refusal and developmental disorders and their families for over 20 years. At a counseling room attached to a free school where she worked as a counselor and psychological staff member, she provided social skills training, psychological counseling, and career guidance to many truant children. Later, when working as an instructor at a junior high school, she had more opportunities to interact with children with school refusal and developmental disorders, so she opened "Kiraboshi Gakusha, Individual Tutoring for Children with School Refusal and Developmental Disorder Tendencies" in Hiroshima City in 2014. Characterized by long-term involvement with one child, there are cases where counseling continues from elementary school to high school, university, vocational school, and even after becoming a working adult. While providing psychological and learning support for children, she is currently holding a popular online course, "Psychology Course for Mothers," which provides mothers with perspectives on child-rearing. Her authored book includes "The Ultimate Guide to Home Learning Support that Increases the 'I Did It!' of Children with Developmental Disorders & Gray Zones" (Shufunotomo).

[Book Information] Title: "Truancy/Reluctance to go to school... Understand by Type: How Parents Should Interact When Told 'I Don't Want to Go to School'" Release date: April 24, 2026 Publisher: Discover Twenty-One Format: Tankobon (Softcover) / 304 pages ISBN: 978-4799332702