She can't sleep and is continue scared that she will die,she is 8 years old!!please help a desperate mother
2007-09-05 10:50:35 · 7 answers · asked by anneloes 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Well 1st you should find out why she is so upset, did she see something on TV, news or movies, sometimes a natural disaster and hearing about how many people die so randomly makes even us adults think wow that person could have easily been me! Talk to her and try to find out what is casing the anxiety. Maybe then it will be easier to reasure her that she is okay. She just needs to feel safe.
2007-09-05 10:57:46 · answer #1 · answered by Leesa T 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
has she known someone who has died reciently? seen some frightening movie? If you are a person of faith, I would tell her that when people die, they go back to God and they leave their earthly bodies behind like a seashell. That is what is buried in the ground because we don't need the sick or wornout body that caused us to die. Tell her that mostly people who die, are old and have had long lives. That young people and childen don't usually die unless they have been in car accidents and not worn their seat belts or gotten sick with diseases that are not very common. She may be worried about being left behind( if something were to happen to you or her father) Tell her that we all die, but that it isn't going to be for a long time and that you will always love her and be with her. Make sure she knows that certain specific people will be ther to take care of her if she needed it, but that you don't expect that to happen until you are both old.
2007-09-05 11:06:45 · answer #2 · answered by Mama Mia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I completely agree with the first answerer jeff. This is not normal has someone at school been talking about this or someone she knows who past away that made her scared. You should really take her to the doctor for her own sake i imagine she is not sleeping well at all. You need to help her so that she can put her mind at ease no child should be thinking this way.
2007-09-05 12:56:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im the complete opposite, I get scared my mom will die, im in 7th grade and Im almost 12, I see a conseler and that helps, but I get so nervouse that I sneak in the bathroom and call my mom during passing time! Im so sorry about your daughter
2007-09-05 15:50:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
has their been a death in the family? I would talk to the pediatrician or a child psychologist if this has been going on for more than a couple of days. Its normal for them to think about it from time to time but not to have a lot of anxiety over it.
2007-09-05 11:02:45 · answer #5 · answered by jon jon's girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a christian so I have always beleived that I would go to heaven. Tell her that if she excepts god as her savior then she will go to heaven. And tell her how sweet it is there.
And this is something serious! You may want to contact a sleep doctor or counselor about this. That is not normal!!! I feel real bad for what you are going through. Hope this helps
2007-09-05 10:57:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
tell her that life is too short and to enjoy herself responsibly and worry responsibly!
2007-09-05 11:18:25 · answer #7 · answered by dan-dan-noodle-gal 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋