Hi everyone, I am looking for some advice, my eldest daughter has just turned 9. For the last couple of weeks she has been really down, quite clingy and moping about. I have spoken to her many times- nothing serious is going on. She has a good friend in school. She had some issues with sleepovers (she asked for them but then got very anxious, didn't want it to happen, and her behaviour was awful each night, until I cancelled). She was pushing the friend away in the hope she wouldn't want to come (she hasn't admitted this but from speaking to friends mum it sounds like this). The planned sleepover has been cancelled but the behaviour is continuing so I don't think it is just that. At bedtime, She complains about feeling sick, wants tucking in umpteen times, says she can't sleep, constantly gets out of bed etc. In the evening she is really clingy. The other night she had a complete meltdown, crying and shouting. She seems so down and I don't know what to do. There seems to be no actual reason, and we have tried lots of cuddles, talking to her etc and we are not getting anywhere. I am scared that she pushes us and keeps repeating what she wants (for example, to sleep in our bed) despite being told constantly no. It seems to be mostly centred around going to sleep, coupled with seeming down in the daytime and clingy. She's normally slept fine, hasn't slept in our bed for years. Sorry this is so long and thank you if you have got this far! I don't know whether I should be taking her the doctors or what I should do, I'm praying this is just a phase?