My 5 year old dd was at a party yesterday. It all got a bit rowdy with balloons on the dance floor and she ended up with a nose bleed. I took her out of the main party room and mopped it up and we went home (party was nearly over).
At the time she didn't even cry but last night after we got home and at intervals today she has cried about it saying she's sad about the party and her nose.
Not to drop feed she has a complex medical condition that effects her motor skills so she's a bit different to the other kids but likes to join in as much as she can.
When she's crying about it I try and acknowledge and name it and tell her I'd be sad if I had a nose bleed a at a party too. I keep telling her she was really brave.
I can't help feeling I'm not saying the right thing to make her feel better? Bless her. Any ideas? Tips to get this right? I think I'm so worried about it because she already struggles with so much. I don't want her to stop wanting to go to parties and things because of this.