She said it this morning while we were having breakfast, were looking at a book on creepy-crawlies which mentioned spiders that can kill people and that's when she said she wishes she was dead, I asked why and she said because nothing in her life is good.
There are things going on which are probably getting her down - she's in a different school from most of her friends (but does have one really good friend in her class, but she says that he wants to die too??) and has been having a little trouble with teasing from a couple of the boys in her class, I've been encouraging her to talk to the teacher about it which she says she does but it doesn't seem to be improving yet. And there's the issue of her dad who she hasn't seen in over a year and he hasn't been keeping regular contact by phone with her but she didn't mention him (possibly she's too upset about not seeing him to talk about him?). I'm pregnant so possibly anxiety about new sibling but she talks excitedly about the baby and loves to feel kicks etc. Not sure if there are any other relevant factors, everything else in her life seems ok to me.
These things aside she seems happy usually so I'm quite startled by this and not sure what to make of it.
She's had behavioural problems/anger issues in the past, much improved over the last year, but her 'case' is still open with the child psychologist so I'm thinking I should call her? What else can I do to make her feel better?
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6yr old DD says nothing in her life is good and she wants to be dead
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Natsku · 04/10/2017 07:02
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