In my (large) family all of us kids stand out for one reason or another: Noah the baby, Zoe the dancer, Jake the skateboarder, Kyle Mr. Science Geek, Maddy the adorable pre-schooler, the twins, Sylvee the drama queen, and me, the sarcastic teenager. We all have our different personalities except for Jason, the 7 yo ordinary oddball of the family. He's really shy and most of the time you don't even realize he's there. Some of the other kids leave him out of stuff (not necessarily on purpose) and I'll admit to telling him a few times to but t out when I'm busy, but lately he's not his "come home do homework and chores then go outside and (try to) shoot hoops till dinnertime" self. He doesn't smile as much, or try to make up corny jokes that aren't even funny and nobody laughs at anymore. Also, he won't even pick up a basketball (but i think that's because everybody but our family tells him he's horrible at it). Can 7 yo get depressed? How can I help him?
2007-04-05
02:36:00
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Sk8er Chick
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Adolescent