Help with A 6 yo?

Question

I have a 6 yo daughter. She used to be so happy and chirpy and run around lots, but no she is rude to her friends, lazy and acts like a boy. She sits on the computer all day and wont even go outside and go on the trampoline, pool or swings. her friends dont like her much now, which is upsetting. She yells and once she even said ' I am going to kill myself.' I want my old daughter back? Any suggestions?

She also thinks she's american, watches all that disney trash, Hannah Montana, Sweet life of Zach and cody, Thats so raven.......

Answer 1

Ummm cancel the  cable, or block the disney channel, get her into an activity, dance, music, cheer, and BYE-BYE computer. Start doing stuff with her, take her to the park, to the museum, to the roller rink, etc. go pick out a book with her read to her, 6 year old need to be read to. watch goo movies with her. Ask her if she'd like a friend over and make it for a short time, and supervise well, make cookes and decorate them etc.  or make popcorn, and rent a movie.  this kid need less alone time and more parent time.

Answer 2

Turn off the computer and the television. Spend time with her doing other outside activities. Take her to an art or science museum. Or the zoo or a bike ride or a hike. That's what we do.

I'm American.

Answer 3

what is she if shes not american lol? it could have something to do with her culture??? im not sure, but u never know! lol and disney isnt trash! they have some important lessons on there!!! lol is she maybe watching something else that could cause her to act like this?? maybe its just a phase....u could take her to a wats it called? im srry i cant think right now!

Answer 4

American, Austrailian, Russian, doesnt matter. Fact is you allowed her to become this. Take away the computer, TV, iPOD, and what ever else would keep her cut off  from the world.  Make her go outside. Even if she just sits and reads a book outside. I have a 6 yr old boy and he might watch 1 hr of TV a week. He doesnt have a computer except at school. I cant imagine him saying he wants to kill himself.

Answer 5

If you want your daughter to be more active and to be with her friends again, you must take the role of parent a bit more seriously. Instead of using the television and computer as a free babysitting service. Your daughter picked up the vibe that you would rather park her in front of the tv or computer than take an interest in her. She returns that indifference to her friends. Turn off the electronic toys, turn on to books, and board games and outdoor playtime instead, these electronic toys do have Off switches you know. Make her go outside and play, even if at first she just sits there. She will tire of being bored and make friends again. If you do not like what she's watching, why do you allow her to watch it?

Your ability or disability in parenting has nothing to do with Americans or with American made pop culture programming, though it is handy to have as a scapegoat, isn't it?

Answer 6

STOP being her friend and be her PARENT!!!!!

Answer 7

Start by shutting off the T.V. and the computer, if the behavior persists it could be more than a discipline problem - I would seek psychiatric help for her. This is a very big change for a 6 year old, something might be seriously wrong.

Answer 8

I say cut the TV down a LOT - if not turn it off altogether.

if you do cut it down, have her watch the Aussie TV shows for kids as listed below. Bindi would be a good example. Bindi will actually be 10 this year.

Limit or cut her time on the PC as well.

make her go out and play with her friends.

Active Kidz (ABC)

Backyard Science (ABC/Seven Network)

Bambaloo (ABC/Seven Network)

Bananas in Pyjamas (ABC 1992 - present)

Behind the News (ABC 1969 - 2003, 2005 - present)

Bindi: The Jungle Girl (ABC 2007)

Blue Water High (ABC 2005 - present)

Cybergirl (Network Ten-ABC 2001-02)

Deadly (TV series) (Nine Network 2006 - present)

Go Go Stop (Seven Network 2004 - present)

Here's Humphrey (Nine Network TCN/NWS 1965 - present)

Hi-5 (Nine Network 1999 - present)

H2O: Just Add Water (Network Ten/Disney Channel 2006 - present)

Infinity Limited (ABC)

It's Academic (Seven Network 1968 - 1978, 2001 - present)

Kangaroo Creek Gang (Nine Network)

Lockie Leonard (Nine Network 2007 - present)

Mortified (Nine Network 2006 - present)

The Music Shop (Network Ten)

New MacDonald's Farm (Nine Network 2004 - present)

Play School (ABC 1966 - present)

Playhouse Disney (Seven Network)

Puzzle Play (Network Ten 2007 - present)

Sarvo (Nickelodeon 2003 - present)

Saturday Disney (Seven Network 1990 - present)

The Shak (Nine Network 2006 - present)

Sharky's Friends (Nine Network 2007 - present)

Streetsmartz (Nine Network 2005-2006)

Toasted TV (Network Ten 2005 - present)

Totally Wild (Network Ten 1992 - present)

The Wiggles (ABC/Seven Network)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Aus...

Answer 9

take her computer away for a long time television only 1 hour a day, and there is nothing wrong with being American and thank heaven she watches only the Disney channel

Answer 10

what's wrong with being american?

no offense, but for a 6 yo, i think that watching disney is better than watching something innapropriate.

why don't you talk to her, communication is key

ask her about school, her hobbies, her friends

maybe something at school or outside of home is making her feel all bad inside, and she feels embarassed to talk about it

so she gets cranky

so just talk to her, make her happy, not suicidal

if you don't start now, its just gonna get worse

trust me

Good Luck

Answer 11

Limit her computer and tv usage. Maybe she is getting bullied at school. You should try to talk to her or have her talk to someone else you can trust and she feels comfortable talking to. When she is threatning to kill herself she is yelling out for help. Take it seriously.

Answer 12

For starters, you are the parent.  You need to limit or restrict her T.V. and computer use.  Talk to her.  Something may be going on that you aren't aware of.  Keep open communication between the two of you.  You also might want to contact her doctor and possibly ask for a referral to a counselor for her.

Answer 13

I dont know about that. Maybe she is watching or seeing something bad and intimating it. All kids intimate things, expectly when they are that age. SO watch out for things that she is watching and being around and you might figure it out.

   In til you figure it out, take away things that are keeping her from being outside. And ALWAYS be in a happy chirpy mood around her, because when someone else is sad, or mad, or something the ppl that hang around you are going to be.

  If you STILL can't figure it out, go see a conclusor. they are good at seeing what is wrong w/ ppl. ;)

   Once you found out what it is, it all gets easier from there.

Answer 14

You let a six year old sit on the computer all day?

Your the mom make the rules!

1 hour of computer at most for someone so young

Have times especially for playing

Give her a routine

Answer 15

take away the computer!!!!!

Answer 16

Ummm you're the one who ALLOWS her to sit on the computer all day.  My kids get an hour of television/video games/computer time every evening.  That's it.  The rest of the time they are outside playing or in their rooms reading.  Start doing your job as a parent and parent your child.