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DD is cry baby

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timetomove · 21/05/2011 22:48

dd is 6 and in yr 2. I am increasingly noticing that she cries a lot relative to her friends (eg when she is told off or does not get her own way about certain things). She is not spoilt or particularly competitive and can be quite self contained, and it is hard to put my finger on what triggers the crying - it is certainly not every time she does not get her own way as she is usually quite accommodating. She had some friends round today and there were about 3 crying incidents (only her) and it was clear from her friends reactions that this is something they are used to. Her teacher also picked up on it ( for the first time) last parents evening. I am worried her friends are going to start backing off, and I am not quite sure how, if at all, to raise this with her. Should I be trying to toughen her up somehow (and if so how), or at least explaining that the other children might stop playing with her or start teasing her. Thanks

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timetomove · 22/05/2011 10:11

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Cymar · 22/05/2011 20:40

My DD can be quite like that too. DS could give her a gentle pat on the head and she'd break down in tears and tell me or DH that DS battered hit her. It's so frustrating though because she can be really bossy and then all of a sudden she start crying/hitting/yelling at DS if she didn't get her way.

DD also has times where she can be quite emotional/tearful,but it will generally come out of the blue with no obvious or particular trigger like tiredness, illness etc.

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