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Moody 8 year old

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KaAiLe · 05/10/2024 16:37

Is anyone else struggling with their 8/9 year old? Honestly she's just getting worse and worse... I was sitting looking at her today thinking how unhappy she looks... She cries over every little thing. She never seems to want to talk and if I do ask her if is wrong she makes something up on the spot. She's grumpy, emotional 24/7 and it's not just a phase as it's been like this for a couple of years. She just doesn't seem happy. Looks permanently exhausted as well.

Keep on thinking I'm doing something wrong..

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Skybluepinky · 07/10/2024 18:22

Sounds like a hormone boost issue that occurs around that time.

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KaAiLe · 07/10/2024 19:57

@Skybluepinky how long does it last as it's been going on about a year lol

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FrauPaige · 07/10/2024 21:27

KaAiLe · 07/10/2024 18:00

@FrauPaige she does 3 classes a week and to be honest I couldn't fit anything else in. She does swimming, gymnastics and horse riding.

I work 3 days and by the time I collect her from after school it's dinner, wind down and bed so she's plenty busy.

She does sound busy. 3 activities is plenty and those are a good selection

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FrauPaige · 07/10/2024 21:47

KaAiLe · 07/10/2024 18:02

@Oncewassmith my daughter likes Minecraft and she gets a short time on the iPad after dinner before wind down to bed. She doesn't get lots of time on it and only an extra half an hour or so at weekend. I'm hoping its just an extended phase. It's good to know I'm not alone to be honest as thats how I feel sometimes dealing with her.

Have you got all child safe filters and features activated on her tablet? Could she have been exposed to something that has disturbed her - inappropriate imagery, cyberbullying?

You mention that she likes Minecraft? Multiplayer mode allows access to global open chat rooms.

These are unmoderated with no restrictions for age or content so there is a risk of cyber bullying, grooming, exposure to inappropriate languages and other content.

Do you have Skype or Discord on her tablet? Then your daughter can potentially be seen or heard by other online gamers.

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KaAiLe · 08/10/2024 06:28

FrauPaige · 07/10/2024 21:47

Have you got all child safe filters and features activated on her tablet? Could she have been exposed to something that has disturbed her - inappropriate imagery, cyberbullying?

You mention that she likes Minecraft? Multiplayer mode allows access to global open chat rooms.

These are unmoderated with no restrictions for age or content so there is a risk of cyber bullying, grooming, exposure to inappropriate languages and other content.

Do you have Skype or Discord on her tablet? Then your daughter can potentially be seen or heard by other online gamers.

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@FrauPaige my daughters iPad has checked and she doesn't use multiplayer. She doesn't have a cess to chats on any of her games. No Skype or discord either.

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QforCucumber · 08/10/2024 14:52

@SpinningTops as a teacher please explain to me how this works when all homework is set on screens, even the reading record is on an app now for DS. Times Table Rockstar's, Spelling Shed, these are all app based homework's - DS had a total screen ban (except tv) for around 3 months and when his teacher asked why he hadn't done any he had to say that was why, I was happy to explain that his behaviour was atrocious when on it but I was told, by the school, how important these homework's were and how he needed to do them as there's class challenges etc set on them.

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