About My Daughter

Updated on November 21, 2010
C.H. asks from Mankato, MN
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my daughter is in 5 year old things is these days she is very depresed will be very moody not talking too much not showing her intreset in her studies last from 2 years he is with my mother's place she is studing there iam not staying with her because where iam staying no good schools so i left my daughter with my mom last 2 years she is ok but this year she is like that please help me these things happening iam not there with her or any reason her teacher also says that she will be dreaming in clases , in a month i will be meeting her twice

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S.B.

answers from Minneapolis on

Call your insurance company and get referred to a therapist for your daughter. It sounds like she is dealing with some very big issues for a 5 year old (depression, being left with extended family). Beyond all, make sure she knows she is loved more than anything in the world by you.

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R.K.

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Why don't you move to be with your daughter? She probably misses her Mom. She also could have a learning disability. A learning disability is very difficult to diagnosis in a 5 year old but she needs to be monitored.
She also could be the victim of bullying at school. There are a lot of 'could bes' but you haven't explained the situation well enough for me to give any real advice.
Please post a more detailed question we will be able to help you more.

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M.S.

answers from San Francisco on

Hi,

I am a little confused by your post, but would your mom be able to have her see the school psychologist? Maybe they could talk to your daughter and see if she is depressed and help her. Also, maybe she misses you and needs you around more- is that possible? Two times-doesn't make sense to me-is that 2x a year? or how often....Hope you can get her some help and you two reunited again.

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K.H.

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im confused-how old is she??...what grade is she in??....

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H.M.

answers from Omaha on

Sounds like she is in a very complicated situation for such a little girl. I'm guessing grandma she considers her mom and you her mother. I have no idea if you absence is really a big reason for her issues. Who knows. If she has always really had grandma as her "mom" pry not though but if not that could be a culprit.

Regardless of all that she hasn't been in school long at all! Remember that. She is only 5. I would have grandma reinforce constantly how important studies are on a daily basis. I'd also ask grandma to sit down with her nightly and maybe work on a store brought workbook for a child her age. If nothing else reading together. Maybe she just needs to get excited about school. But I'd for sure get the school district to evaluate her for a learning disability. But she is really little and I wouldn't put all my attention to that.

School is a new big thing when you are 5. She isn't pry even that well acclimated to it! So just get her excited about it I'd recommend.

Also,it never hurts to ask her what is going on in her mind over ice cream. Being just 5 she can still maybe articulate the issue.

S.P.

answers from Los Angeles on

How far away are you?
Can you see her only occasionally?
Is there a way you can change where you live in order to be not so far away from her? Your mom may be a good substitute but she's not YOU.
Poor kid probably misses her mommy.

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D.P.

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She misses her mom. :-( Good school or not.

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A.W.

answers from Minneapolis on

I could never leave any of my children no matter what. We had to move to an area for awhile where I didn't like any of the schools. I did open enrollment to keep him in a good school. I drove over an hour to bring him there and moved to a better area as soon as I could. She obviously misses her mom and feels abandoned. You need to figure out how to make it work so your daughter can live with YOU not grandma or anyone else. Being a mom means making sacrifices.

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A.J.

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She misses her mommy I'm sure:( If her change in mood is sudden and extreme (it sounds like you've been away for a bit?) maybe investigate to see if something happened beyond missing you that might be impacting her? Are there any people in her life that seem to make her feel better? Worse? How so? If possible, maybe there's a way to be in her life more?

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