6 year old Oregon girl commits suicide
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i saw a documentary on hbo or somthin a few weeks back about this little kid who talked about death hella young like.. age 4 and his mom was a film maker.. so she started taping him for the next 11 years because no one would believe her...
eventually he killed himself by jumpin out the window.. same way. had a fight with his mom, went upstairs and finally did it.
but it was crazy to see a 5 yr old talk about killing himself so regularly. everyone was like "i never taught him shit like this"
they had him on lithium later on as he got older
eventually he killed himself by jumpin out the window.. same way. had a fight with his mom, went upstairs and finally did it.
but it was crazy to see a 5 yr old talk about killing himself so regularly. everyone was like "i never taught him shit like this"
they had him on lithium later on as he got older
I agree. At first I thought you were trying to say you dont send a kid to her room at all. I was going to disagree with you there. But I agree that you send them to their room and sit down with them. Thats what I do with my daughter and she is 2. She will hit me or my wife and we send her to her room and she is 2 so she will cry and all but then we will come down to her level and talk to her about it. Once its done we get her a snack or something to make her feel better. Done deal.
My wife thinks there is no way this child or any child could grasp the concept of there actions when committing suicide. Unless the parents have been like "ok if you kill yourself or slice your throat, your going to die and you will never wake up and will be gone forever. Mommy and daddy are going to be really sad" And if they are talking about it, i think you could talk to them about it but will they really grasp the concept of what you are telling them? Will they fully understand that the consequences of their actions will result in them never ever waking up again? In this child's case she knew new that if she wrapped something around her neck it was "A No No" She was upset with her mom and was lashing out to get attention from her. When you tell a child "No" and send them to their room, they are going to lash out for attention and do whatever they can to get that attention. Do you really think the child knew she was killing herself?
I have to semi disagree with this. If kids learn mainly by observation, then in this case with this little girl, who is the one tieing belts are their neck and committing suicide using a crib that she observed? If kids are witnessing these kinds of actions then really what else are they seeing? I think kids learn by both observation and word of mouth. Sometimes teaching them a "No No" peaks their curiosity before they know the consequences. What if a child likes superman who can fly, and the little child wants to fly too like superman. So the child decides they are going to run and jump out the window cause that's where birds fly.
Since when have 6 year olds done things like this? When I was 6 and got in trouble, the worst thing I would do was kick Jokers ass with my Batman action figures. Now kids hang themselves, quite a drastic change. Whether she meant to kill herself or not, why would a child tie a belt around their neck? Play with your toys for Christs sake!
Well, we dont know, now do we? Maybe she saw it on TV or exhibited another person doing it. All we know is what the story tells us, that's it. We have no idea about the hundreds of other variables that aren't being told to us about her life, her parents life, her school life, etc.
You can disagree all you want, but humans not only learn through observation, we often mimic others as well...and most of the time we are unaware.
Look up Albert Bandura and the bobo doll for further evidence.
You can disagree all you want, but humans not only learn through observation, we often mimic others as well...and most of the time we are unaware.
Look up Albert Bandura and the bobo doll for further evidence.
this little girl was going for the attention, and im 100% positive this wasnt her first "drama stunt" (that is what is meant to be, at first atleast) that she pulled. it just sadly went too far and she probably didnt think it would actually happen this time, because like i said before, it wasnt meant for that. shits sad to hear.
i speak on this because my sister went through this shit as a kid. luckily she never underestimated the actions.
i speak on this because my sister went through this shit as a kid. luckily she never underestimated the actions.
