About a year ago DS6.0 went through an existential depression stage about death....and it was rough. He is so sensitive about everything that talking seemed to not be helping. It was so hard as a parent feeling like he didn't trust me enough...he still had to question my comfortings. But, my advice is keep talking, because you want them to always know that you are there to talk to, and that no subject is awkward or off-limits. I feel that there will be many more of these crisis yet to come, and I want him to always feel free to talk to us about them. It is extra hard though when they seem to have a built in mind set about the universe being un-fair, unkind. My goal is to work hard on developing a optimistic attitude...which is hard. Very hard. It's a 10-15 year project at least! But in the end, it may be the only thing that can overcome the depression...so it's a life skill that is critical for kids who think like this.
