I was talking with a friend tonight and she cried on my shoulder (well, not really on my shoulder, but you know what I mean!) for a bit. She has two daughters and one of them is going through a rough time. She took her out for some one-on-one quality time to try to find out just what is bothering her daughter. She didn't find out everything, but she did find some stuff out.
It seems her daughter is having troubles at school - and it involves teasing. Apparently, a lot of the boys in her class pick on her about her body. At first I thought it was something simple but it turns out her daughter is more developed than girls at her young age (she hasn't even hit age 10 yet) and perhaps the boys are teasing her because of her early development. My friend has also found some of the topics her daughter has been searching for online; things like boobs, kissing and even sex. Now my friend is alarmed about this and is trying to figure out how to help her daughter.
All of us having been kids ourselves, we know it is natural for kids to be curious about sex but not at this age. Her daughter isn't dealing well with the teasing and it is causing some serious mood changes in this little girl. I know my friend - she lives for her children and I know it is breaking her heart that she does not know just how to handle this. As a psych major in college, I can tell her what psychologists say but as we all know, that doesn't always translate well into our own lives.
I know that I have many moms and dads reading my blog and I asked my friend if I could write about this in hopes that someone may be able to suggest something to help. My friend has enough on her plate already and does not need to be worrying that her child is in pain as well. Please help!
It seems her daughter is having troubles at school - and it involves teasing. Apparently, a lot of the boys in her class pick on her about her body. At first I thought it was something simple but it turns out her daughter is more developed than girls at her young age (she hasn't even hit age 10 yet) and perhaps the boys are teasing her because of her early development. My friend has also found some of the topics her daughter has been searching for online; things like boobs, kissing and even sex. Now my friend is alarmed about this and is trying to figure out how to help her daughter.
All of us having been kids ourselves, we know it is natural for kids to be curious about sex but not at this age. Her daughter isn't dealing well with the teasing and it is causing some serious mood changes in this little girl. I know my friend - she lives for her children and I know it is breaking her heart that she does not know just how to handle this. As a psych major in college, I can tell her what psychologists say but as we all know, that doesn't always translate well into our own lives.
I know that I have many moms and dads reading my blog and I asked my friend if I could write about this in hopes that someone may be able to suggest something to help. My friend has enough on her plate already and does not need to be worrying that her child is in pain as well. Please help!
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