Just keep an eye on it and track her moods. Does she do better when exposed to being outdoors and natural sunlight? Does she get sadder and more withdrawn in winter? Mood disorders are highly reactive to light and mania can be brought on by too much sun and depression by too little light. My son first said he wanted to die and that the world would be better off if he were dead at 5. I was destroyed. He was not angry or sad when he said it but more reflective. He was my complete joy! He was the love of my life and that of his grandparents and everyone around him. He was the little boy everyone wanted to be around and yet he would say he had no friends and that he was alone.

He struggled as years went on with perception. He had difficulty understanding how to engage his peers and then one day it hit me and I became terrified because I knew the statistics in males who have bipolar disorder. I could look at his report cards and it was like clock work and about every three to four months his mood would flip. He began seeing a therapist starting at 11 and began taking mood stabilizers shortly there after. They tried anti-depressants and every time it sent him off the deep end. He is now 17 and still the delight and love of my life. I find immense joy in our long conversations but I see his mood disorder causing him to have limitations. It has always been my goal to try to give him the tools necessary to work with and accommodate his disability. I have taught him that he has bipolar disorder he is not bipolar.

I hope your daughter does not have depression but if she does getting her into a therapist may provide significant help. Cognitive behavioral therapy can do a world of good. And then again she could be just having a minor deal that will pass in time. Kids are complicated little beings just like us and sometimes they go through stuff. I hope everything works out for you!