Parenting with a PhD: When Kids Get Sadfeatured, to live — By
admin on June 18, 2012 at 7:48 am We all know kids get sad. At
my house, it happens 20 times a day in response to all kinds of
injustices: not getting to push the elevator button, having to
turn off the TV, rain when we’re headed to the pool. And, yes,
even spilled milk. For most of our kids, the sad moods pass like
fast-moving cloud cover and that usually sunny mood is soon
restored. However, some of our kids are sad a lot. Most of the
time, even. In those cases, we might call it “depression.” No
one likes to think that depression can happen in kids,
especially in young kids, but it can and does. There have been
suicide attempts in children as young as six, some of which have
been successful. Fortunately, this is an extremely rare event
but a very, very scary reality. Here are warning signs to look
for and some ideas for helping your child cope with sadness, be
it occasional or chronic. Depression in Kids: When a child is
depressed, her parents, c