I'm sorry this is so long and all over the place...
I have a 3.5 year old DCG who seems very anxious. She hoards toys and plays with the same toys over and over and over especially if they're new toys. The play scenarios are almost always "mommy and baby" scenarios and if she's unable to find a "mommy" animal or "baby" animal she will just stop playing. She's apparently holding poop and pee at home (she doesn't do it here) and having nightmares and not sleeping well at night almost every single night.
Does any of this sound like normal behavior or not? I have a lot of experience with kids but to me none of this seems normal. She dissolves into tears a lot and I have a hard time even having a converation with her because nothing she says makes sense. I know that at home there is little structure and they watch tv a lot and there is very little supervision. Her parents are seperated but live in the same house (how does that even work?)
She's a smart kid and knows her letter and numbers and there isn't a delay at all just behaviorally she seems anxious and nervous all the time. I spoke to mom about it today and her response was "well hopefully she'll just get over it and we'll try to help her through it". I feel mostly that she just said it to appease me and is not really interested. I'm not going to bring it up with her anymore but need some support from somewhere that I'm either right or wrong to be concerned. As a childcare provider I feel so helpless and underappreciated when I voice concern about a childs behavior
I have a 3.5 year old DCG who seems very anxious. She hoards toys and plays with the same toys over and over and over especially if they're new toys. The play scenarios are almost always "mommy and baby" scenarios and if she's unable to find a "mommy" animal or "baby" animal she will just stop playing. She's apparently holding poop and pee at home (she doesn't do it here) and having nightmares and not sleeping well at night almost every single night.
Does any of this sound like normal behavior or not? I have a lot of experience with kids but to me none of this seems normal. She dissolves into tears a lot and I have a hard time even having a converation with her because nothing she says makes sense. I know that at home there is little structure and they watch tv a lot and there is very little supervision. Her parents are seperated but live in the same house (how does that even work?)
She's a smart kid and knows her letter and numbers and there isn't a delay at all just behaviorally she seems anxious and nervous all the time. I spoke to mom about it today and her response was "well hopefully she'll just get over it and we'll try to help her through it". I feel mostly that she just said it to appease me and is not really interested. I'm not going to bring it up with her anymore but need some support from somewhere that I'm either right or wrong to be concerned. As a childcare provider I feel so helpless and underappreciated when I voice concern about a childs behavior

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