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title: "Families | School Attendance Challenges"
description: "Do you think your child has school attendance challenges? Try to understand their warning signs, symptoms, and barriers to education and learning."
url: https://ymhc.ngo/resources/school-attendance-challenges/guide/families/
---

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# Families

## Do you think your child has school attendance challenges?

Try to understand their warning signs, symptoms, and barriers to education and learning.

-   Warning Signs Checklist
-   Barriers to Education Checklist

### Warning Signs Checklist

Use this interactive checklist to identify early warning signs that your child may be experiencing school attendance challenges.

[Open the Warning Signs Checklist](https://ymhc.ngo/resources/school-attendance-challenges/checklists/warning-signs/)

### Barriers to Education Checklist

Use this interactive checklist to identify potential barriers to your child’s education and learning.

[Open the Barriers to Education Checklist](https://ymhc.ngo/resources/school-attendance-challenges/checklists/barriers-to-education/)

### Student Experiences of School Checklist

Use this interactive checklist to understand a student’s lived experiences of school.

[Open the Student Experiences of School Checklist](https://ymhc.ngo/resources/school-attendance-challenges/checklists/student-experiences-of-school/)

## Next steps

-   **Get educated**: resources – [Tier 1 (wellness workbooks and booklets)](https://ymhc.ngo/resources/school-attendance-challenges/guide/resources-and-training/#tier-1-print-digital-fillable-and-photocopiable-resources), [Tier 2 and 3 (early intervention and targeted support): guidebook, student workbook, and handbook](https://ymhc.ngo/resources/school-attendance-challenges/guide/resources-and-training/#tier-2-and-3-print-digital-fillable-and-photocopiable-resources)
-   **Take the [online courses](https://ymhc.ngo/resources/school-attendance-challenges/guide/resources-and-training/#online-course)** (YWAP and SAC: Tiers 1 to 3 support)
-   **Become your child’s Advocate**: Go to your child’s school, make an appointment with the principal, and ask for an Education Support Team.
-   **Provide documentation**: Psychological-Educational Assessment, warning signs and barriers checklists
-   **Ask for accommodations and an action plan**