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[quote=Anonymous]It's a very scary and emotional time.  My DD is also a rising 9th grader and grieving the loss of middle school to some degree and change in general.  I've taken her to therapy before off and on, but I am not doing it now.  DD is also weepy, at times angry, as in "I can't believe you're making me go to that stupid school!" etc.  It blows over and then stirs up again.  I quietly reassure her that change is hard, all the 9th grade kids are going through something similar.  I remind her of other times when she felt similarly but then things were OK.  I affirm without getting into it.

Of course later I lay awake and worry!  But I do believe that some emotions are both warranted and fine.  Kids have to learn to be sad and afraid and get through it.  I think our role is to be with them and reassure them that they are loved and that many things in their lives are not changing.

That said, I also think therapy can be great (I go myself!) so of course that's an option if your child seems too anxious and doesn't have coping mechanisms in place. [/quote]

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