my 11 year old daughter told her aunt today that she is going to kill herself so that noone will have to worry about her anymore or get on to her.
I have noticed lately that she has a very short attention span, if you give her two things to do she will do one and forget the other, this is just an example, she stays irritable also and now she has come up with killing herself. What could be the problem here? What can I do? Any help would be appreciated. :confused: I didn't know that a child this young would even contemplate something like this.

undefinedundefinedundefinedrockwell extra boldmy 11 year old daughter told her aunt today that she is going to kill herself so that noone will have to worry about her anymore or get on to her.
I have noticed lately that she has a very short attention span, if you give her two things to do she will do one and forget the other, this is just an example, she stays irritable also and now she has come up with killing herself. What could be the problem here? What can I do? Any help would be appreciated. :confused: I didn't know that a child this young would even contemplate something like this.
:wave: Hello my children arent at that age to be possibly thinking something like that yet but if you havent gotten her to a sycoligess yet or to someone that can bring up her self esteam i would highly recomend it,maybe go though all her baby photos with her and all the sibling baby photos also and tell her how happy you were when you found out you were carrying her in your tummy and how great it was when she was born how happy you were and how shes gonna have that same feeling when she has kids someday and tell her something like if you do something so terrabel such as that then shell be missing out on all the great things life has to offer such as little miricals like bearing a child and raising a family..like i said i dont have children at that age so i realy dont know and if i affended you in any of this artical im truely sorry i dont mean to by all means..but if you have notice any self asteam problems maybe thats what can be worked on,tell her once in a while that a boy is looking at her and and maybe hed like to be introdesed to her
well i hope all is well for you and your little girl..
sincerly
1 worried mom~~~

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It sounds very serious and maybe she needs to see her pediatrician. It could be that her hormones are going crazy but a statement like that needs to be taken seriously. She may need to talk to a counselor. Who knows what she is going through it could be something that may seem trivial to an adult but seems huge to her. If that were my child though, I would definately try talking to her about it but still follow through with seeing a Doctor and take it from there. I hope it all works out okay.

thanks for all the responses. I am going to call her school today and see if I can get the counseler to talk with her.

My nephew killed himself as a young teenager he was the oldest of 8. Please take any refference to sucide seriously. If she has talked about it you are not going to to give her any ideals. Most people talk about it before doing it, Don't believe if talking about it she won't. Most people who commit suicide ( and yes children her age do) talk about it first and do some practice runs. They see it as the only way out. Here are some US Suicide Statistic
Note that suicide can strike virtually anyone--young, old, white, black, male, female--anyone. Even children below 10 years old can die by suicide. So it is imperative that a suicidal person receives immediate help. If you know someone who is acutely suicidal, call 911 immediately. And remember that anyone, and I mean anyone, can die by suicide.
On average, a young person (age 15-24) dies by suicide every 2 hours and 12 minutes.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people aged 15-24 year olds.
Suicide is the fifth leading cause of death for young people aged 5-14 year olds.
There doesn't have to be a reason you can see. Sometimes it's chemical in the brain. Good Luck

I just wanted to put in my own experience with this, firsthand I remember when I was younger I was picked on at school a lot and my grades dropped I wasnt even in fifth grade yet. I hated my life and what I felt like it would turn into. I came home upset a lot of the time and I too talked about killing myself. My mother I don't think knew quite how to handle it so she definitely went about it the wrong way by ignoring it at first and saying things like I would go to "hell" if I did it. I don't think she ever gave me a good reason not to at the time. I did start going to a psychologist shortly after though and it was nice to have someone I could confide in completely without being judged or yelled at. I also am not sure I really understood 100% how final that kind of thing is at that age. I am happy now, expecting my 1st baby and married, 21years old. I have known 3 people in high school that took their lives and it is not something that should be taken lightly at any age. Try talking to your daughter and telling her how much you love her as much as you can, over the phone, before school, at night, just make sure she knows you love her and tell her she can talk to you about anything. I would suggest a psychologist for her though because there are things she will not want to tell you even though they may not be too bad she may think you would get upset or not understand. I hope this helped some also and sorry so long. I hope things go well for her and your family.

I was 12 when I became depressed, thought about self-injury constantly and even tried a few times (unsuccessfully, thank goodness), to end my life. However, I never talked about it, and the only way somebody found out was when my mother came into my room, when I was about to injure myself. I believe I was aware of how 'final' it would be, but I didn't care at the time. So, I agree with other posters in saying it can happen at a young age.
Hope it all goes well :)