Hi
I'm afraid I'm not a mum, but I'm a dad trying to work out how to support my daughter.
I'm separated from my wife (and daughter's mum), so live apart, though we get on very well and don't fight, bicker or act in anyway against the best outcome for our children. We even go on birthday 'days out' all together. No affection or confusing behaviour. My ex has a partner and the lines are all clear.
My daughter has begun feeling very low and being very moody. Unhappy with her appearance, hates her hair, thinks she is fat etc etc. She is none of those. Slim, pretty, funny, intelligent, witty and amazing company.
I'm not sure where to go to help. The GP, straight to a counsellor, or even a homeopath a friend sent their daughter to... I'm nervous that a GP will not have time and just prescribe something, that counsellors vary from great to terrible and a homeopath is not necessarily skilled and to some extent is wedded to their belief in remedies too much.
I know this is all very normal for this age of young lady and maybe when I was young, I might have been told to shut up, but we live in different times. Instagram, Kardashians and a far more exposed world with ever stringent views on how we should look, act, date and be...
Has anyone found a particular course of action, beyond letting her know I love her and will always be there if and when she ever wants to talk to me, to help?
I only see her every other weekend, but call every single day to say hi and ask how her day was. So I don't have a huge amount of contact, but this question is as much to see how my ex and I could work together to help a little girl that is fast becoming a young woman to cope as best as they can. I miss her smile and want to help in any way I can.
Thanks for any feedback.
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user1493755237 · 04/06/2019 22:42
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