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This 10 year old's behavior is outside of the range of normal. It is handicapping her socio-emotional development to a significant degree, and MUST be addressed, because all the smarts and diplomas in the world will not compensate.

As you suspected, this is a case for the pediatric psychologist, for a full evaluation, then possibly, the pediatric psychiatrist, for medication, if recommended by the psychologist. Additionally there may be specific therapies that will be recommended.

Good luck, OP.[/quote]

MEDICATION???  Are you kidding me?[/quote]

First response is psych eval and meds. Pathetic.

OP, your daughter is very similar to mine. It sounds like there is some mild anxiety mixed in with all the wonderful empathy. You just need for her to always talk, always know the world isn't perfect, and she can't change everything. My daughter had a tough 12/13yrs old. She has always been sweet and kid-like and the daggers came out with all the kids those ages. Mine just wanted to still play and have fun and really had a hard time adjusting to teen world. She just wasn't ready. But she is 15 now and has come into her own. We get a ton of compliments on how fun, articulate and truly caring she is. A rare find in a young teen.

Embrace your daughter's personality. Treat any mild anxiety with a lot of dialogue, love, and reassurance. Tell for anytime her thoughts focus more on possible sad things to let you know. We were able work on everything with ourselves and some school guidance counselors. We purchased some self help books too.  I thought seeing a "shrink" at 12/13 would have made her worry more than she needed to or really thought she was abnormal. Looking back and asking her, she was so thankful we didn't send her. [/quote]

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