Monday, July 26, 2010

Advice about 4 year old's anxiety please?

my 4 year old took a good while to get used to school...we're in the UK so she is in full time now. She comes home VERY tired and naughty...her teacher said to me today that she seems very tired and lethargic..has to be pushed to join in and that she is always sucking her thumb and is genearlly worried. She has a good diet...no sweets and has a clean bill of health..recently had tests done...she is a good weight and is tall for her age. She is invited to lots of parties and seems to enjoy them..has little friends and gets invited on playdates..but apparently she also clings to children she sees as her own special friend and allows them to dominate her...she is very bright with a huge vocabulary...I just want her to be happy and relaxed at school...what is the problem? I get her to bed by 6.30 every night...at weekends she socializes with her cousins and loves playing with them and their older friends...help?Advice about 4 year old's anxiety please?
Try to play a game with her about school. Like a drama kind of thing. You can use her dolls in the play too.And try to figure out what's wrong. Maybe there is somebody that bullies her or sth like that. Or maybe she doesn't like a teacher.


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A good night sleep is very important , but too much sleep cause tiredness too.Advice about 4 year old's anxiety please?
My son is like this, and its because he takes after me. we are both born worriers. I worry about everything all the time, and my son is the same.


If you are a worrier, maybe your daughter takes after you too?
I would take your daughter to her GP. A GP can refer her to organisations that can help with this kind of thing. The longer you leave this problem the more anxious your daughter will get.
You're putting her to sleep way too early.
It sounds like your daughter has a little social anxiety. (There is nothing wrong with her diet or bedtime!)


She sounds like she is shy, so acts tired/ not interested so she doesnt have to do the things she feels insecure about.





Lots of praise and encouragement in different styles constantly will boost her up!





If she comes home tired and naughty is just the release of energy now she is safe again!





Drama club could help with confidence.





Good luck.

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