I am taking care of my friends 5 year old daughter for a while. Her and her ex husband are divorced and she recently discovered that anytime she's been at his house the past two years and a half years, she's been sexually abused by him and his friends.It hit her very hard and she is going to get help for depression, before living with her daughter again because she doesn't want the environment to be unstable.
My question is if the following behaviors are normal for little girls, or if there is something behaviorwise I need to be concerned about?
Is it normal for her to always want to be alone?
Is it normal that she doesn't like being hugged or cuddled?
Is it normal that she wants to do EVERYTHING herself? Doesn't want to be put to bed, let me make her anything to eat, read to her or anything?
For her to Run, hide and soothe herself when she cries?
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