Hi, my daughter is nearly 4 and has a speech disorder and therefore finds it hard to communicate feelings etc.
She is usually quite quietly confident, and very loving and caring. She tells us about 50 times a day that she loves us all the world and loves cuddles etc. She dosn't have an ounce of aggression in her and genuinly shows concern and compassion for others and is respectfull of everything around her.
The problem is, she keeps bursting in to tears all the time. It might be because we haven't understood what she's said, or if Daddy has to go to work or if we've had to tell her off for anything, usually for not doing as she's told. We sometimes feel as if we're walking on egg shells. She is such a sweet heart, I don't want her to be upset about anything. She gets very frustrated, and is at an age now where she realises she can't make the right speech sounds.
I just wondered if anyone had any ideas of how we can make her happier and less likely to burst in to tears all the time, or how to handle it when she does.
Whe she's not at nursery, I'm with her at home, we play together and sing and dance and generally act like a pair of toddlers, she has loads of fun. She has a very loving family and has never been exposed to any conflict, or even raised voices. She dosn't watch T.V appart from an hour of Cbeebies before bed. I know how sensitive she is and so we are very carefull about what she's exposed too. I'm not sure what else we can do.