answer:Well, I know my children well enough to “sense” when they are being truthful or not, and I never doubt them when they tell me they “are” sick. When they are ill, I know they are, because like most parents who are close to their kids, I can see when they are well or when they’re not. My kids are only 7 and 5, so at that young age they are pretty easy to gauge. It’s when they turn 13 and beyond, then I’ll have to really look for the truth. Lol. So I’m not really that strict when it comes to my child’s refusal to go to school because she says she’s sick. I believe her, so I keep her home.