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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 488175" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>A child can be depressed at two years old or even younger. I've fostered depressed babies who won't smile, won't eat, are just limp. Depression doesn't have to have a reason. It is an illness, like diabetes. Often the only cause, when a child is very young, is that he/she inherited it.</p><p></p><p>More than that, I personally was depressed way before five. Symptoms of early childhood depression include sadness, crying bouts, over sensitivity, phobias and sometimes just not getting much joy out of anything. I probably wouldn't believe it myself if I hadn't lived it. I was never a happy, contented child. Now the DEEP, DARK depression didn't hit me until age thriteen...that was my first bout of inability to function at all...but it had always been there. It just kind of fell off the cliff when I hit puberty and continued on into adulthood. I think you are a very good mother for addressing these issues early. Take advantage of the help that is offered. When I was that young, there was (cough) no such thing as childhood depression, Learning Disability (LD)'s, ADHD or any of the other things we now know exist and can treat.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted. We care <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 488175, member: 1550"] A child can be depressed at two years old or even younger. I've fostered depressed babies who won't smile, won't eat, are just limp. Depression doesn't have to have a reason. It is an illness, like diabetes. Often the only cause, when a child is very young, is that he/she inherited it. More than that, I personally was depressed way before five. Symptoms of early childhood depression include sadness, crying bouts, over sensitivity, phobias and sometimes just not getting much joy out of anything. I probably wouldn't believe it myself if I hadn't lived it. I was never a happy, contented child. Now the DEEP, DARK depression didn't hit me until age thriteen...that was my first bout of inability to function at all...but it had always been there. It just kind of fell off the cliff when I hit puberty and continued on into adulthood. I think you are a very good mother for addressing these issues early. Take advantage of the help that is offered. When I was that young, there was (cough) no such thing as childhood depression, Learning Disability (LD)'s, ADHD or any of the other things we now know exist and can treat. Keep us posted. We care :) [/QUOTE]
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