This is an opinion article about the return to school and how anxiety affects children. The text specifically addresses childhood anxiety in the school context, warning about how emotional suffering can manifest in young children.
The article explains that, in childhood, emotional suffering is often not expressed through words, but rather through the body or behavior. Thus, physical symptoms such as stomach aches before leaving home, irritability without apparent reason, frequent crying, school refusal, or the constant need for reassurance can be signs that the child is facing emotional difficulties.
The text presents these manifestations as different forms of communication of childhood discomfort, suggesting that adults should be attentive to these signs as expressions of a silent cry for help. The article uses the expression "This is being too difficult for me" to synthesize the message the child may be trying to convey through these behaviors.
