They’re just kids, they’ll grow out of it!
They are only kids, is often what we tell ourselves. They will grow out of it. Well, for some kids yes they do grow out of their tantrums and misbehavior but for others it’s far more complex than kids being kids. As a child, I dealt with my fare share of anxiety, depression and what I came to find out I was living with OCD since the age of 5. I never really talked about how I felt with my parents, I always kept it in. Today was the first day I realized that my 6 year old daughter might also have mental health issues that I still don’t quite understand but I know the symptoms. For those of you who know my daughter, she was a hand full from day one, all I knew was that I am her mother and regardless of her actions, I will always defend and be behind her no matter what. What really got me today, aside from being pulled into class by her teacher after school but rather the negative self talk that came out of her. It hurt me to the core because that was me growing up. For example, she...