Hannah is making me crazy, seriously. She cries at everything. I know she is sensitive and I love that about her, but I am losing my mind trying to deal with her.

The other day I went to pick her up from carpool, and was sent inside to get her because she had a meltdown and refused to come out, because she didn't get her way about something - she started crying and could not calm herself down.

Today we were at the zoo and there wasn't anything she wanted from the gift shop that was in her price range, so she cried.

She had 5 brownies in the refrigerator, which were for the family NOT her, and she looked and there were only 2 so she cried.

I hugged Mike and didn't give her one so she cried.

The list goes on and on. She has at least 5 complete meltdowns a day. I don't know how to deal with it. I don't want to be insensitive to her, but I cannot put up with this any more.

Do you guys have any suggestions? Do we think this is normal for her age, or should we be seeing a professional?

out of curisoity how much sleep do you think she's getting a night?

She falls asleep by 8:30 on school nights and 9:30 on non-school nights and wakes up around 7 or 8 depending on what we have going on

I have no advise as we have not reached there, but many people have talked about a book, I can't remember what it is called though....grr.... If I think of it I will let you know

When Isabella (who is way sensitive) was that age we were in therapy because of the divorce and that helped her some. I remember going crazy too though because she cried at the drop of a hat. Any slight- real or imagined.

I consider DD to a very sensitive child but her melt downs are usually only a couple a week and mostly when she's very tired and has been playing hard all day. There are the occasional out of no where meltdowns though. I think if she's having 5 a day consistently I would consider talking with her doc and maybe some therapy that can help her handle her emotions

I am thinking I agree with you Fallon. Megan has her 6 month appointment today, so I think I will ask the ped what she recommends.

It won't hurt to get the doc's opinion. who know's, she may tell you it's totally normal for a girl her age but it just sounds to me like she needs some help coping with the stresses in her life

good luck Kim

I hope the doc has good suggestions. My DD is the opposite of emotional. Either way is hard to deal with as a parent. We just want our kiddos to be happy.

I have no advise as we have not reached there, but many people have talked about a book, I can't remember what it is called though....grr.... If I think of it I will let you know

Was it The Highly Sensitive Child?

The pedi recommended we go to see a child psychologist. She thinks that all these meltdowns may be anxiety-related, and that she may just need some help to learn to deal with her emotions. She gave me some names so I am going to make some calls.

A little therapy couldn't hurt.

I'm sorry Kim, I hope she feels better soon. :(

If she were my child, after the first couple of cries, I would probably suggest that she needed a nap. I'm sure she would disagree, but I would go on to point out that she is acting as though she needs one. :p haha Sometimes its good for a kid to lay down and take a break from the day, have a little time to themselves to relax quietly in their room and just think or fall asleep. My mom used to have us go "take a break" if we were having one of those days where we were just cranky or (when younger) would cry or throw fits a lot over little stuff. We might get a little sleep and wake up refreshed. It never hurt, and if nothing else we generally learned that if we didn't want to get sent to bed we wouldn't act tired LOL.

But otherwise yeah, she sounds a little stressed, and maybe a little therapy to help her learn to cope couldn't hurt. :)

That is probably it Kim!!!! I have heard lots of people talk abou t it!

I think talking to someone might be best anyways, glad your ped took you seriously. If she doesn't need, then you will know

I am glad your ped took you seriously too. Like I said even though we were in therapy because of the divorce it seemed to help Isabella more than the younger girls to have that person to talk to.