My daughter is almost 3. I'm worried that she might be suffering from depression or seperation anxiety of some sort.She doesn't ever want to eat. She started going potty in her pants again. She is very very easily hurt. She cries usually about 3 times a day just out of the blue. She will tell me how she misses all her friends. Her daddy is military and we've had some rough times lately. He was deployed 3 times since she has been born. And every time she and I go back to PA and stay with family while he's gone. Then we had a brief seperation and I kept her in PA with me too. Now my husband and I have patched our marriage and live together. We just moved to SC and we don't know anyone with kids so she doesn't have anyone to play with regularly. And she will not warm up to her dad. It's like she tells me she loves him when he isn't around but when he comes home from work she doesn't want anything to do with him. She used to be in daycare before the seperation and now I stay at home and can't afford to put her in daycare. It hurts me so bad when she gets so sad all the time. And I feel like its my fault for never having a stable place for her. I tried to get her in classes so she could be around other kids but they don't offer anything that I can afford. In January I get certified to open an in home daycare so I know it's not long until she can enjoy herself again. I don't know if I should take her to the doctor or wait it out. I don't even know what kind of doctor I should call. If anyone has any information please help me. I want my little girl to smile. :angel:

I wish that I had more answers for you...but I would bring it up to her pediatrician. They will have some ideas for you and will be able to send you in the right direction of someone who may be able to help. There are lots of child therapists out there. And there are lots of assistance programs to help you...maybe even some through the military. I'm sure a lot of military kids go through the same thing. It would be great if you could just talk with her to help work it out, but being so young, I think she needs someone who really knows how three year old brain works. I'm sorry that you have to go through this...I hope that things get better soon.