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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven’t been in your situation, but it’s good for all kids to learn how to get over disappointment and learn from their mistakes.

My DD was devastated when her friend group finally kicked her out due to her poor behavior. This was the event that finally caused her to speak with a therapist and learn to be a better friend. It was a painful lesson, but we are all grateful for the change and maturation it brought about.

Good luck to your daughter![/quote]

Please don't call a mental illness "a mistake."[/quote]

Weird that you jump right to “mental illness” when clearly this poster was describing her DD’s lack of effort to regulate her emotional outbursts and gain control of her impulses.
For a vast majority of people, this is a learned behavior that often comes either through maturity or by getting cued by their peers in a way that helps them get it in check.

For a verrrrrry small number of kids, it is a symptom of a bigger issue or underlying mental illness.
But given that the PP describes how going to a therapist after her friend group dropped her helped flip the switch for her daughter to figure out how to self regulate—this doesn’t seem to apply to her.
So maybe stop projecting?[/quote]

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