my 8 and a half year old has always been a feisty child but recently we have had bouts of really bad behaviour that has left me, dh, and ds1 and ds2 reeling, she is particularly verbally abusive to ds1. at the same time she has been having bad headaches that i think might be migraines. (she says it's as if someone is screaming inside her head, she feels like she is going to vomit, doesn't want food and just wants to go to bed). we are turning around and around trying to work out what is wrong. her behaviour in public is generally good and also good at school although she is now getting upset/cross with her friends. i can usually tell if she has a headache because her eyes look a bit squiffy and her face goes white in the middle from her eyes to her chin, this seems to correspond to her terrible behaviour. she usually does then tell me she has a headache without any asking.
we are going to see the gp on monday and see what they can come up with. i will also get her eyes re tested. but my main worry is her behaviour. it is wearing us all down. ds1's confidence is much reduced and ds2 who is only 2 spends the whole day asking about dd and saying 'Hope crying, Hope screaming' all day long.
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migraine and v difficult behaviour in 8yr old dd-any experiences of this?
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princessllama · 13/06/2015 19:56
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