During times of emotional upset, children are functioning from their lower brain (which controls the fight, flight, or freeze response) and need to calm down before they can access their higher brain (responsible for logical thought and reasoning). (positive-parents.org)
I totally agree that tantrums are a way of dealing with emotional upset, and its our job as parents to start giving them the appropriate coping mechanisms to deal with stressors as they grow. (naturalparentsnetwork.com)
School refusal refers to severe emotional upset experienced by a child at the prospect of attending school that can result in significant school absence1. (kidsmatter.edu.au)