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Who Would Believe That
Little Tiny Children
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Believe it.
I made my first suicide attempt
at the age of 10.
And guess what -- my parents never knew.
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Many children show symptoms
at a much younger age.
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- I deliberately took numerous baby aspirins
to kill myself because my feelings were hurt. It was not even
an ongoing thing -- I wasn't depressed -- it was just out of
the blue. No one ever knew.
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Yet, I had a lovely, joyfilled
childhood.
My mother gave us comfort, beauty,
& wonder.
My father gave us safety, security, stability.
They both gave me the best possible
siblings and wonderful grandparents.
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- Surprising what thoughts and feelings
we can develop at a such a young age. I believe my depression
to be genetically biochemical.
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- At age 14, although I wasn't depressed,
I began having compulsions to throw myself in front of cars while
walking to school each day -- so strong that I had to stop and
hold onto a tree several times on the way. I didn't ask myself
why. It never occurred to me to tell anyone.
- The depression and first adult suicide
attempts came at age 18.
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How would this have been
discovered or prevented ?
I don't know.
- I was born in a small town in the Midwest
in 1954.
- People did not talk about thoughts &
emotions.
- Parents didn't focus on talking to their
children.
- Parents had no advice on how to raise
their children - no books, cable TV, or Talk Shows !
- We had a large family and were probably
raised as a group.
- I don't have children. I don't know
if more talking about thoughts & feelings ultimately would
help a kid tell his or her parents about suicidal ideas.
- I think that parents need to listen
more to their natural intuition with their kids rather than brushing
things off.
- You don't have to start drugging your
kid either. A modest change in the diet and/or food supplements
(vitamins) are powerful enough to change the course of your child's
life.
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I hope some
of these books can help.
Most are
written by
experienced professionals.
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Growing Up Sad:
Childhood Depression and Its Treatment
by Leon Cytryn, MD,
Donald H. McKnew, MD
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Help for the Hyperactive Child:
A Good-Sense Guide for Parents of Children With Hyperactivity,
Attention Deficits and Other Behavior and Learning Problems
by William G. Crook, MD
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Help Me, I'm Sad:
Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Childhood Depression
by David G.
Fassler
Lynne S. Dumas
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Rage-Free Kids:
Homeopathic Medicine for Defiant, Aggressive, and Violent Children
by Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman,
ND, MSW, & Robert Ullman, ND - Author's Site
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Real Boys' Voices:
Listening to boys speak out about drugs, sex, sports, school,
parents, and so much more
by William
S. Pollack Ph.D.
Todd Shuster
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Magic Trees of the Mind: How to Nurture Your
Child's Intelligence, Creativity, and Healthy Emotions from Birth
Through Adolescence
by Marian Diamond, Janet L.
Hopson
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The Youngest Minds: Parenting and Genes in
the Development of Intellect and Emotion
by Ann B. Barnet, Richard J.
Barnet
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