My 5 year old granddaughter has recently
begun to have what she calls "bad
thoughts". She has expressed that she has
thought of "using a scissor to cut another
child's tongue", "to use her doll stroller
to break the aquarium", or "to chop up her
Grampa". She told me that there are
sometimes voices in her head saying bad
things like "shut up". Her father
returned from a 22 month deployment to
Iraq in July, 2007. Are these things
"normal" in a 5 year old or is this
something that should be evaluated? If
so, how serious is it? Thank you.
Small children like your granddaughter
have a big imagination and great ability
to copy the behavior of the adults in
their environment (parents, relatives…).
Her behavior is not appropriate but still
expected. Parents should teach their
children how to behave well – of course
if parents have appropriate behavior, in
the first place.
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