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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 105843"><p>I talk to myself all the time and often don't realize I'm doing it. I'll be in the car and will say something out loud and difficult child will ask me what I'm talking about. Or - worse - I'll be alone in public and realize I've been talking to myself only after I've already been doing it. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/bag.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bag:" title="bag :bag:" data-shortname=":bag:" /></p><p></p><p>Some kids just aren't social butterflies. She may be very happy seeing her friends at school and spending her evenings with the family. Snapping at siblings and moodiness is pretty normal for the age. It'll get worse before it gets better.</p><p></p><p>If you have concerns, talk to her and let her know that you are there if she needs to talk or wants to share things. See how she responds. If she totally shuts down, I would probably ask for an outside opinion - gently, though, without setting off any alarms. Keeping the lines of communication open - and making sure she's aware of that and feels safe to come to you - is the most important thing at this age.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I thought this was normal. LOL This is easy child to a T. He *knows* he's doing <em>something</em>, but trying to get details is like pulling teeth, like you said. And since it usually involves me running him around and/or picking up friends it's soooo annoying cause I don't know what I'm doing til the last second. I just chalked it up to kids not planning ahead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 105843"] I talk to myself all the time and often don't realize I'm doing it. I'll be in the car and will say something out loud and difficult child will ask me what I'm talking about. Or - worse - I'll be alone in public and realize I've been talking to myself only after I've already been doing it. :bag: Some kids just aren't social butterflies. She may be very happy seeing her friends at school and spending her evenings with the family. Snapping at siblings and moodiness is pretty normal for the age. It'll get worse before it gets better. If you have concerns, talk to her and let her know that you are there if she needs to talk or wants to share things. See how she responds. If she totally shuts down, I would probably ask for an outside opinion - gently, though, without setting off any alarms. Keeping the lines of communication open - and making sure she's aware of that and feels safe to come to you - is the most important thing at this age. I thought this was normal. LOL This is easy child to a T. He *knows* he's doing [I]something[/I], but trying to get details is like pulling teeth, like you said. And since it usually involves me running him around and/or picking up friends it's soooo annoying cause I don't know what I'm doing til the last second. I just chalked it up to kids not planning ahead. [/QUOTE]
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