My 8 year old daughter seems really sad. She will not open up and talk to me. what should I do/?
Answer:
Good for you for being so aware of your daughter's sadness.
What I did with a young grandson was begin to talk about my own childhood - times when I felt the way I could see he was feeling. He was lying in bed with the covers over his head. Gradually as I talked, the covers came down and he began hesitantly asking me questions. I answered honestly and we had a good conversation. Trust began with that conversation.
Today he is 17 and will talk to me in depth if ask him.
So share with your daughter - (to her level) - and don't hesitate to get professional help if you need it.
All the best.
i have a 7yr old and sometimes she gets like that,not often,but she does so i have my sister try to pry out what her problem is.
Take her to a therapist. Depression is nothing to play with. The incidences of suicide among young children has drastically increased. Don't take chances with her life and well being.
I have a simlair problem with my son i didnt force him to talk to me but maybe if he felt better talking to his brother it seemed to work out okay otherwise maybe a family counslor could help.
Question her.
Is someone being mean to you at school?
Is the teacher mean?
Are your classmates doing anything that you dont like?
Is anyone touching you that shouldnt be?
Is anyone telling you to be secret?
You can tell mommy anything,,I can & will protect you & no one can hurt you or me.
etc etc
go ask your mother or father
Sit down with her talk to her but don't push her to hard. I don't want to scare you but she might be the target a predator. Hopefully not I Pray. But if there was a death in the family or a family member or friend went away that might be the cause. It might even be from school maybe a friend of her left, or the whole child thing (i don't want to be your friend), or maybe there is a school bully. Talk about your past,childhood, nd your life in school. Ask her how was school and how was her day. Talk to her daliy let her know that you willbe there to talk to.Get her trust. And does she talk or is she completly silent. Let her know you love her. Tell her good moring,good afternoon,goodnight,I love you, I'm her for you little things that she can answer back to no question about it. And also just ask her if she is sad and why.
you can also do fun family games and stuff like that get a bond with her.
Hope she'll be ok.
bye
dont keep bugging her about it takes this from a real 14 year old. if you keeping asking her about it she will never open up giver her sometime she tell you what going on soon
i'm 14 and i get into moods like that and have been for years. if she isn't talking to that means she doesn't want to talk to you. i hate it when my mom drags me to yet another shrink over and over again. she just wastes her money on shrinks that tell her i won't talk if i don't want to and they can't make me. if something is wrong don't prie just let it be known that she can trust you and you will talk to her but try to give her space. this is the advice would give to my mom in dealing with my mood swings. she probably does not trust you enough because you always assume the worst of something like that.......
ok to sum it up let her know she can talk to you, don't prie, and don't take her to a shrink yet (wait to see if this way works first, you don't want her to close up)
you might trying taking her to a child psychologist . theres nothing wrong with that. i have heard of that before and my moms friends daughter when to a child psychologist and they were able to solve the problem. good luck
don't force her to talk, she will only hold it in (whatever is bothering her). tell her that she can come to you and tell you anything, and that your there if she has any questions. maybe you can have other family members talk to her, she might open up to them about whats bothering her. try going to the school and talking to her teacher.
Maybe she would rather talk to someone else like an aunt or a cousin. Ask her if she would like to go out for lunch with her aunt or something. Most likely something is going on at school. Does it seem like she may be being bullied? Does she not hang around with some of her closer friends as much anymore? If you still can't figure it out get her some professional help.
I wish I knoew. Mine is not my daughter but my son. I'm thinking talking to a psychologist
i dont know
Dont pressure her or make her feel like she has to be annoyed by you. Let her know that you are there for her, its fine if you ask her to talk to you but dont do it as if she has to. Act the way you would of wanted someone to act towards you at that age.
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