My DD is 9 and since February has been very tearful / sad most nights. Sometimes she says she doesn’t know why. Sometimes there’s a reason but it varies from a fall out with a friend to worrying about grandparents getting old or remembering a sad film she watched.
At first I thought it might be a phase or hormones but it’s still happening and she spends most of the evening bursting into tears calming down for a short period then in tears again. There’s not been any changes to her routine or big life events that could have triggered this.
I have spoke to school who said there has been a couple of times as of late that she seems to go from happy and playing to quiet and tearful but as a whole seems happy and confident and has lots of friends.
DD is a very confident bubbly child and has no problems making friends. At kids clubs or family events / parties she is very talkative and outgoing. If we are out for the day she’s fine but it normally starts as soon as we get home.
My DD has a very close relationship to my mum and her auntie and sleeps over once a week which she loves and the same thing happens there as well. Her dad is very sympathetic towards her but he has said he thinks it may be an attention thing as when she is upset everyone is very doting and gives her special attention to help cheer her up and she may have clocked on to this. I’m unsure what to think as I don’t want to be dismissive towards her feelings and emotions.
Has anyone else experienced this at this age? Could it be hormones? I am planning on speaking to the GP this week.