Worried about my 8 year old daughter

[Mayflowercurry]

She gets very tearful at the slightest thing and has recently taken to saying things like ‘I hate myself’ or ‘I don’t deserve X’ when upset.

Should I be concerned?

I’m worried about her self esteem. I have terribly low self esteem, always have and I really don’t want her to end up the same as me. I constantly try and build her up but I’m really worried it’s not working.

You are obviously concerned, or else you wouldn’t be posting.

When she says these things, can you have a conversation as to why she feels like this. Has someone suggested it to her, either at school, club etc? Can you get her to talk through her feelings?

Definitely praise her for being good, say she looks nice, lots of positive affirming activities.

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