WHo has a moody child????

[laurie31]

I've try to remind myself when she's at the grumpy / upset end that it's also the same part of her that gets so excited / joyful at what are often small things.

This is my dd7! 90-95% of the time she is so happy over the smallest things It's just that other 5-10% that makes me want to pull my hair out

Laurie

 

[BARBARAAPPLE]

DD13 is so MOODY she gives MOODY a new meaning
and PMS has not helped her at all just kicked her up a notch

 

[luvflorida]

DD13 is so MOODY she gives MOODY a new meaning
and PMS has not helped her at all just kicked her up a notch

Hang in there another year or two! My youngest daughter was the queen of moody when she was 12 and 13 years old. She could change moods at the drop of a hat. Middle school was the absolute worst time in her life, for her AND me! I hated all the moodiness and arguments over everything. We had our close moments and moments when she could be the sweetest little girl in the world, but I never knew how long those moments would last.

When she hit 14, I saw the changes beginning and the moodiness gradually declining. She is 15 now and an absolute delight to be around. We seldom seem to be at odds and she is back to being that sweet little girl I used to see every day before she turned 12! She has always been a very sensitive and caring person, and she is maturing into an amazing young adult right before my eyes!

Adolescence is a bumpy road and you and your daughter will get through it!!

 

[MoniqueU]

My almost 8 year old is just like the OP. I don't get it. We were skiing today and she had a meltdown over carrying her own skis. Just a complete meltdown. She will cry over the smallest thing. I hope she outgrows it.

 

[LisaNJ25]

My 7 yo is SOOO MOODY & I don't know why - or what to do! She will cry @ the drop of a hat...her sister "beats" her up & she cries (she's 3!) SHE cries when told no, everything makes her cry lately.... HELP!

I do.. my 6yo is so moody it is driving me nuts, She is starting to whine more than my 15mo.

 

[SeeDisney]

I have a DS 9, who is moody, I'm not too worried about it though.

Yes, when he's a younger child, he was a very happy boy, now, he's at times, moody.

 

[luvmyfam444]

WoW!!!!! You guys are nice mothers!!!!!

My mother wouldn't tolerate moody...not for one second.

Please tell what your mom did...how did she stop your moodiness???

 

[luvmyfam444]

When dd16 was 7 or 8, she really went through some wild mood swings. We happened to ask the dr about it during a routine visit. She told us that just like women can start having menopause like symptomes up to 10 years early, young girls can start the hormone swings 4-5 years before they actually start their periods. She told us to keep track of it for awhile and sure enough, she was the moodiest about 3-4 days every month. She started her period at almost 10, so that was about what the Dr. said - weird huh

WOW I had NO IDEA it could be 4-5 yrs in the making! I'll definitely be watching keeping track to see if it cycles any. That's so interesting -

I've wondered about the sleep issue too but when she gets up on her own most every day & is happy when she get up then I figure she must get enough sleep...I DUNNO!

I'm rellay thinking pre- PMS now.....BUT what do I do!?!?!? I"M SO DREADING YEARS of these MOODS! AAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[Forevryoung]

I have one too......However she didn't become moody until she started maturing. She was a wonderful young girl once....

I really think between hormones and just being a teenager it makes them barely impossible to live with. There are many days when I am counting down the days when she graduates from HS and lives away at college.

I am constantly telling her she is going to be upset someday that she wasted the best years of her life being miserable.

I dont mean to flame you or anything but your post bothers me-

Do you think she WANTS to be miserable??? Do you think she can just snap out of it? Your post assumes that she can, that it is her fault for feeling like she does. Not only that but once she is living away at college you will miss her- I can almost promise you that.

I have a mood disorder (Bipolar) and I spent many many many years *moody*. I can't remember a time as a child when I wasn't having severe emotions that rarely fitted a situation. I would sob for hours over "nothing" that I could begin to explain. I was irritable. I regret not having the ability to enjoy growing up but I do not feel that time was wasted- I refuse to view my life as a waste. Yes, I regret situations, crying my way through several days of Disney when my family went when I was 10 (all the pictures show tear stains on my face). I didn't want to do anything there- no rides, no characters, nothing. I would have felt better sitting in the room but my parents wouldnt let me and for that I am thankful for.

Maybe therapy will help the moodiness- especially in girls ages 10 and up. I wish that I had started therapy sooner. Something to think about.