Pastel Communication Inc. (Head Office: Toshima Ward, Tokyo; CEO: Kayoko Yoshino), which operates the online parenting塾 "Nicotto!塾" where mothers raising children with developmental disabilities or on the gray zone can learn and consult anytime, will hold an online live session on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, starting at 12:00 PM. The theme is "Praise-Free Encouragement to Foster Genuine Confidence for Energetic School Attendance in the Second Term."

Details: https://desc-lab.com/nicotto202201/?prt0708

Hello. We are pleased to announce the upcoming Nicotto! Live session, brought to you by "Nicotto!塾," an online parenting塾 where children can move closer to their dreams by the number of common sense notions a mother discards.

In recent years, how parents should interact with children who cannot go to school, or want to go but cannot, has become a major challenge for families. According to the Reiwa 6 (2024) survey released by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the number of elementary and junior high school students absent from school due to non-attendance reached approximately 354,000, a record high. This is often due to a combination of factors, including anxiety about school life, changes in environment, interpersonal relationships, and developmental characteristics.

Especially before summer break, it is a time when the fatigue from the first term and anxiety about school life tend to surface. For children who say, "I don't want to go to school" or "I'm scared of school," continuing to encourage, persuade, or praise them can unfortunately lead to strained communication between parent and child.

Therefore, this time, we will hold a Nicotto! Live session themed "Praise-Free Encouragement" to foster "genuine confidence" in children who are increasingly unable to attend school, enabling them to go to school energetically in the second term.

Miho Yokoyama, a specialist in school refusal and a developmental science communication trainer, will introduce interaction methods that can be done at home, based on neuroscience. She will draw upon examples of children who were able to attend school or extracurricular activities after changing their home communication, including cases of school refusal and even children who could no longer attend extracurricular activities.

The session will explain a perspective for assessing a child's condition based on a stage check that identifies the urgency of school refusal and non-attendance. Following this, she will share strategies for resolving school refusal and non-attendance at home, and methods for transforming daily communication into "communication that reaches the brain," with practical examples.

When dealing with school refusal, the focus often shifts to the decision of "whether to make them go or let them stay home." However, when a child's brain is filled with anxiety and tension, it may be necessary to first foster a sense of security at home and encourage their ability to take initiative.

We hope this live session will serve as an opportunity to view a child's school refusal not as "laziness" or "willfulness," but as a chance to assess their current state, find a step that can be taken at home, and provide hints for parents and children to move forward gradually towards the second term.

What you will gain from this live session

・ Urgency at a glance! Stage check for school refusal and non-attendance

・ Strategies for resolving school refusal and non-attendance at home

・ How to transform daily communication into communication that reaches the brain

・ Interaction methods to foster genuine confidence for energetic school attendance in the second term

・ Special text gift from the panelists

Recommended for those who:

・ Find their child increasingly saying, "I don't want to go to school" or "I'm scared of school."

・ Have researched how to deal with school refusal but cannot find a method that suits their child.

・ Worry every morning about whether to let their child stay home or go to school.

・ Find that praising or encouraging their child does not alleviate their anxiety.

・ Want to review their interaction methods with their child for the second term during summer break.

・ Want to learn how to communicate with children who are on the developmental gray zone, are sensitive, or have strong anxieties.

Event Overview

Title: "Praise-Free Encouragement to Foster Genuine Confidence for Energetic School Attendance in the Second Term"

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 12:00 PM onwards

Delivery Method: Online live session via Zoom webinar (Nicotto!塾 members only)

Participation Fee: First month free

* Nicotto!塾 also offers archived streaming of live sessions for members, allowing viewing at a later date if you cannot participate in real-time. During the first month free period, you can also view past archived videos, including this live session.

How to Participate: Please register for free membership via the URL below and log in to participate.

https://desc-lab.com/nicotto202201/?prt0708

~First Month Free Campaign~

Membership registration is required to view the live session, but the first month's usage fee is free. This is an easy opportunity to try for those interested in this theme, as well as for first-time users of Nicotto! Live.

<What is Nicotto! Live?>

"Nicotto! Live" is an online live session where parents facing parenting challenges can learn, think, and consult with peace of mind, without having to bear the burden alone. It offers a perspective to re-examine parenting "common sense" and "shoulds," and to gradually adjust parent-child relationships through new parenting ideas and immediate interaction methods. It is held every Wednesday from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, with missed viewing available exclusively for members. You can watch without showing your face or using audio, and you can also ask questions to the panelists via chat during the live session.

Pastel Research Institute

What is Pastel Research Institute? https://desc-lab.com/pastel/

This is a research institution aiming to prevent concerns related to children's developmental gray zones from carrying over into adulthood. By conveying correct understanding and responses to developmental disabilities and gray zones, we are creating opportunities for an era where children can live more easily. We collect feedback from mothers raising children with Pastel, digitize it, distribute research results, and provide information that allows mothers to enjoy parenting. We aim to be a "4-dimensional pocket" from which reliable ideas spring forth whenever mothers are in trouble! This is our motivation for daily research and information dissemination.

1-Minute Daily! Learn from Scratch: Email Course on Developmental Disabilities & Gray Zone Responses https://desc-lab.com/maillesson/?pr

Kayoko Yoshino

CEO Kayoko Yoshino Profile

Born in Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, a remote island with a vast natural environment. After graduating from Keio University Graduate School (Doctoral Program), she worked for 15 years in neuroscience research with corporations and developmental support at medical institutions. Based on her experience counseling and supporting parents and children struggling with development, she established the unique developmental support program "Developmental Science Communication," which combines methods from neuroscience, education, and psychology, with the belief that "365 days of developmental support at home is the best!" Due to her own experience growing up in a medically underserved area, she started online developmental consultations and courses with the desire to deliver developmental support to all children! These services are used nationwide in Japan and from overseas. Information on books and media appearances can be found here: https://desc-lab.com/media/?prt

Please feel free to contact us for information gathering, regardless of whether you plan to publish an article. We also welcome inquiries regarding research, requests, and consultations.

We understand you are very busy, but we would be grateful if you could help us reach struggling parents through your reporting, providing an opportunity to improve the lives of children, including those with developmental disabilities and on the gray zone.

【Company Profile】

Company Name: Pastel Communication Inc.

Representative: Kayoko Yoshino

Address: 45F Sunshine 60, 3-1-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-6045

Business Activities: Operation of parenting courses / Research and development related to development / Entrepreneurship support business

URL: https://desc-lab.com/

We are a member of "Healthy Parenting 21," a national movement aiming to realize "a society where all children grow up healthy," working together with all related individuals, organizations, and institutions.

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