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Sep 22, 2010 at 10:25 PM
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My little boy is 10 years old and in the 5th grade this year. Well, just these past few days he's been complaining of a stomach ache. It's only been in the mornings before school and then again at night when it's almost bedtime. I asked him if something was wrong at school and at first he said no, then I asked again and assured him that it was okay to tell me if there was. He thought for a min and then said he's having trouble in History class, that he's not making good grades. He's always made straight A's so I guess that could be making him worry, but I'm worried it may be something else too. Just tonight he complained he had a headache and stomach ache and then asked me to see if he had a fever, which he didn't. He doesn't want to go to school tomorrow. He's already stayed out 1 day. I don't know what to do, I'm really worried about him. Should I talk to the principal and his teachers? Should I take him with me or should I talk to them alone? I just don't know.
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Sep 22, 2010 at 11:10 PM
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I would talk to the teacher of the history class. Perhaps a student is bullying him or if it is a problem with the teacher you will know more.
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Sep 23, 2010 at 03:22 AM
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Perhaps if his aches continue, you might want to take him for a check up at the doctors. Just to rule out anything physical. It does sound like he is trying to avoid school though. I hope nothing serious is wrong.
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Sep 23, 2010 at 09:10 AM
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My son has been out of school for three days with a stomach bug. That may be all it is.
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Sep 24, 2010 at 09:19 AM
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I had a lot of stomache aches and headaches at that age. My mom took me to doctors who could find nothing physically wrong. I was being bullied at school and I was depressed. I would talk to the teacher to see if there is more going on than what your son tells you.
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Sep 24, 2010 at 10:41 AM
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How's he doing?
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Sep 28, 2010 at 02:47 PM
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Well things seem to be better with him, he's going to school fine now. There didn't seem to be a bully. I guess he was just working himself up over his history class. I too have had headaches all my life starting at a young age. Now, every now and then I will get a really bad Migraine. We've had his eyes checked and they were fine, I wonder if he gets headaches because I do and did when I was that age.
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