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8 yo easy child acting up because 10 yo difficult child getting attn
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<blockquote data-quote="confuzzled" data-source="post: 626048" data-attributes="member: 8831"><p>in a nutshell-yes.</p><p>its partially why I have 2 difficult child's. </p><p></p><p>daughter may or may not have had her own issues prior to (they would have been so much more minor, and she surely wouldn't have been "labeled" with anything), but once DS got injured and severely death-bed ill, she hit rock bottom. she was slightly older than your daughter and there were school issues with a disasterous classroom/curriculum piled on top of home issues. I didn't really think DS had any impact on her, but I couldn't have been more wrong.</p><p></p><p>she is also reaaaally attached to me and full of anxiety when i'm not here....this part has gotten *much* better just with age and maturity, but it isn't perfect yet.</p><p></p><p>if I could turn back the clock I would have had her in counseling the second things went south with my DS...and I am not a huge fan of counseling. </p><p></p><p>ultimately she did end up in counseling and on medications and is doing amazing. there is hope. </p><p></p><p>take your daughter seriously. she's telling you something is up...listen. I know how overwhelming it is to deal with both of them, especially when they have very different need, but she needs you too. (oh, and I also thought we spent plenty of quality time with her at the time. looking back, probably not so much).</p><p></p><p>you may also want to investigate if you have sibshops in your area...it might help for her meet other kids in similar situations. </p><p></p><p>anxiety is a beast--it should be taken seriously. (((HUGS))) to both of you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="confuzzled, post: 626048, member: 8831"] in a nutshell-yes. its partially why I have 2 difficult child's. daughter may or may not have had her own issues prior to (they would have been so much more minor, and she surely wouldn't have been "labeled" with anything), but once DS got injured and severely death-bed ill, she hit rock bottom. she was slightly older than your daughter and there were school issues with a disasterous classroom/curriculum piled on top of home issues. I didn't really think DS had any impact on her, but I couldn't have been more wrong. she is also reaaaally attached to me and full of anxiety when i'm not here....this part has gotten *much* better just with age and maturity, but it isn't perfect yet. if I could turn back the clock I would have had her in counseling the second things went south with my DS...and I am not a huge fan of counseling. ultimately she did end up in counseling and on medications and is doing amazing. there is hope. take your daughter seriously. she's telling you something is up...listen. I know how overwhelming it is to deal with both of them, especially when they have very different need, but she needs you too. (oh, and I also thought we spent plenty of quality time with her at the time. looking back, probably not so much). you may also want to investigate if you have sibshops in your area...it might help for her meet other kids in similar situations. anxiety is a beast--it should be taken seriously. (((HUGS))) to both of you. [/QUOTE]
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