Hi everyone, i want to no if you all can help me with my daughter, she has been eating her hair since she was about 2 years old and now she is 9. I want her to stop but i don't no what to do. please help.
Thank you very much for your advice. I used to also spend my time looking on her head, but now am trying to stop and talking alot with her instead. One other thing is that she mostly eat her hair in the night while she is sleeping. what do you think?
Coming from a daughters point of view, one of the biggest things you can do is just try to be there for her. I remember when my mom first noticed I pulled out all my hair, she couldn't even look at my face anymore and she could only look at my head, it made everything 10 times worse and caused a lot of tension in our relationship. I do reccomend a therapist, as always, because having someone to talk to outside of your family is really important. One of the main reasons people pull their hair is because of stress, so try and figure out whats been going on in her life thats caused her to stress out and maybe try to help her deal with that. I've been stressed out since I was young, I even had to go on prescription meds for heartburn when I was only 6. My parents went through a nasty divorce, my dad didn't ever really care about me, and my sister and I used to physically hurt eachother on a daily basis. But again, my best words of advice are just to try and not be scared. I know it's hard to watch your daughter harm herself and you not be able to help, but to help you honestly just have to keep an open mind and remember that she needs you now more than ever. Good luck!
Thank you very much for your
Thank you very much for your advice. I used to also spend my time looking on her head, but now am trying to stop and talking alot with her instead. One other thing is that she mostly eat her hair in the night while she is sleeping. what do you think?
Coming from a daughters point
Coming from a daughters point of view, one of the biggest things you can do is just try to be there for her. I remember when my mom first noticed I pulled out all my hair, she couldn't even look at my face anymore and she could only look at my head, it made everything 10 times worse and caused a lot of tension in our relationship. I do reccomend a therapist, as always, because having someone to talk to outside of your family is really important. One of the main reasons people pull their hair is because of stress, so try and figure out whats been going on in her life thats caused her to stress out and maybe try to help her deal with that. I've been stressed out since I was young, I even had to go on prescription meds for heartburn when I was only 6. My parents went through a nasty divorce, my dad didn't ever really care about me, and my sister and I used to physically hurt eachother on a daily basis. But again, my best words of advice are just to try and not be scared. I know it's hard to watch your daughter harm herself and you not be able to help, but to help you honestly just have to keep an open mind and remember that she needs you now more than ever. Good luck!