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Help with dd

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Vih84 · 12/05/2020 11:49

Hi. 1st time posting on here but i could really do with some advise.
My DD is 14. Coming into lockdown she was doing really well. She is a brilliant student, has a good group of friends and had a boyfriend who we all thought was nice. 2 weeks into lockdown she got a text and he dumped her. Shes been really upset and without her normal routine she has started to close off.
Shes crying for no reason and ahe keepa saying she feels emotionless.
She is still doing really well with her school work at home and i can't fault her behaviour.

Any advise on how i can help her through this?

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sleepismysuperpower1 · 12/05/2020 11:55

do you think she could benefit from telephone counselling? the mix offer it free here. It might help her to talk to someone outside of the family about how she is feeling.

Does she have some kind of routine at home? Perhaps you could work together to build one? You could start the day by going Pe With Joe (a youtube livestream every weekday at 9am) together, then she could work, break for a snack etc.

all the best x

Vih84 · 12/05/2020 11:59

Yes we have a good rountine. Pe woth jk at 9. School work til lunch at 12 then 1 hour to finish off work til 2 then walk. Followed by chill time, dinner then family film til half 9.

I was thinking about counselling. I will look into it.

Thanks

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Andi2020 · 12/05/2020 18:26

I don't think she needs counselling the poor wee girl is heartbroken over a boy.
Was it her first boyfriend.
She just needs distractions does she talk to friends on facetime or other social media.
Talk to her about your own past boyfriends so she knows it's normal that you are not always just going to be with the same boy for ever

Vih84 · 12/05/2020 22:09

Yes it was her 1st boyfriend. Juatbwish i could take her out shopping and do firly stuff to take her mind off it

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Andi2020 · 13/05/2020 14:11

Just keep talking and tell her to talk to friends everyone goes through this.
My dd bf finished with her the the night before Formal kn November he took another girl. My dd went on her own with friends and she met another boy that night and with h I'll m since. It's harder to move on in lockdown but this is quite normal teenagers changing who they are with or texting.

Vih84 · 15/05/2020 10:01

Thanks for your advice 😀

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