My 9 YO daughter has always been on the emotional side.
She had has loss at a young age. Her nan passed away when she was 3 and her great-nan when she was 5. It was a bad time for the whole family and she is always bringing them up, I always talk to her and answer her questions about anything she asks. We lost our family dog last year which effected her. And her fish died last week which did the same.
She has started telling me she is ugly and that she isn't good enough and is a bad child, I reassure her everytime she mentions this. She is a really good child and I have never had any problems with her behaviour. She is really worried about going back to school and she has mentioned a couple children in her class who aren't nice to her - I have told her that I will speak to her teacher on the first day back about her worries. She is also very upset that she isn't 'good enough' at maths.
We have started a worry book, so she can write down anything she is thinking or doesn't want to tell me in person.
I feel at a lose and just can't get through to her 😪 Nothing I say seems to help.