8 year old dd tearful and low in mood

[reikizen]

My previously cheerful dd has become very low and tearful in the past few weeks, crying and saying she doesn't want to grow up. I have excluded any 'sinister' causes, she has lovely friends, is happy at school and we have a stable and happy home life, do you think this is just a hormonal/development thing. Its making me so sad to see her sad!

My DD is 8 and we have had similar recently.

We are stable, she is doing well at school and no major upheavals to speak of.

She has been very down recently.

I have noticed it seems to be at least once a month we have a week of upset and irrational behaviour (very naughty/heightened sensitivity to me asking her to do stuff like pick up her clothes etc)

I don't know if it is hormonal, but I do wonder.

I was very sad the other night as she was inconsolable and there was nothing I could do but give her a hug - she'd asked me why she can't have a baby brother and as I'm single (always have been) and nobody on the horizon, it's something I can't really promise her.

You are not alone. No advice, just a bit of hand-holding

always have been single - but had a mad whirlwind romance last year that she was caught up in (he told her he was going to adopt her I went along with it )

Long story, but it did leave her upset, but reading my reply back, it popped into my head, maybe I should be speaking to her about the mad 3 months last year and make sure everything is ok!?

I still think it is something and nothing, but that can't have helped and it's 'nice' (wrong word) to know that there is someone else having similar ishoos!

Thankyou, my instinct tells me it it just one of those bumps to be got over but as you say when there is nothing to do but give them a cuddle you feel so helpless! My dd is the same, things that trigger it are asking her to brush her teeth, pick up clothes etc. It's hard when you feel that you are giving them a good happy life though isn't it? It must just be an 8 year old thing, thanks for helping to put my mind at rest.

Well, you've put my mind at rest too - I did think I was getting it all hideously wrong but it appears that it is a phase fingers crossed