Need patience and wisdom with DD

I should add that the other thing we've been dealing with lately with DD is jealousy, which is related to some of her meltdowns. Her big brother (8 1/2) has always been really good to her - sharing with her, doing things with her, helping her. That has not changed - he still is doing all those things. But she has a hard time dealing with times when she is not included in his life - when he gets to go to a classmates birthday party but she doesn't or if he gets some prize at school that she doesn't, or simply when he doesn't share whatever toy he is playing with at the exact moment that she wants it. I spent some time tonight with her sitting in her room, looking around at her things that she loves and talking about thankfulness.

Jealousy isn't the cause of all her meltdowns, but it is for some of them.

Thank you for the prayers!
Its good to know too that its "normal" for her age. We worked more on thankfulness today.

Now that I think about it I remember DS going through a time like that about the same age too. But he was not nearly as dramatic about it - it was a much milder time than with DD. I don't remember him melting down as much - it was more pushing boundaries if I remember right. They are so different in some ways and always have been. Some of it might be boy/girl thing, some probably just them. Its like doing it all over again for the first time because they are so different sometimes - and not really know "is this normal or not?"

Thanks!

MUCH better! So much better in fact that I had forgotten that it had been really hard not that long ago. LOL! Why is it that things can be so hard and seem like they will never end and then when its over, its forgotten about so easily? Then again, it didn't just end overnight - just sort of faded away. DD has always been on the dramatic side. But the huge meltdowns at every turn have gone away.

Thanks for asking!