What to Do When Your Kid Hates School Share Filed to:alana pace draftblaq sondraftcompetitive youth sports are they beneficial for kids or do they have a negative impact on kidseducationhitachihitachi magic wandoffspringsue browdervibrators Photo: Tyler Olson, Shutterstock Plenty of little kids start off loving school in the early elementary years but eventually morph into grumbling older kids who’d rather be anywhere else, doing any thing else than sitting at their desk all day. It’s understandable — the older our kids get, the more pressure they may feel academically. The work gets harder and the expectations get higher. They may discover they clash with a teacher or become the target of a bully.