Helping with a depressed little
First of all, I want to say that I am by no means a professional, and you shouldnât take my word so. Iâm just sharing my experiences with mine.
The bottom line is, only do what they are comfortable with. Most of the time, with my little at least, they want to be left alone. But you can try the things I do to see if it helps you in any way.
I do my âthingâ to comfort my little.
Back rubs, cuddles, head pats etc. Any things that you do that show you are there for them and will comfort them. Personally, we enjoy cuddles and back and belly rubs.
I get out some activities.
Colouring books, watch their favourite show on Netflix with them, do some of their hobbies together, hobbies are important to keep minds on a topic, my little has many hobbies that I /try/ to get him to do.
My little enjoys having a to do list to keep him productive, so I help him write out chores he has to do that can range from writing up his rules to hanging out the washing, or even having a shower.
I get my little to be productive.
 A productive little is a happy little. Get them up and showered, help them out of the bath, get them something to eat and drink, get them out of their room. Sit in the lounge, different surroundings may produce a different mood. My little is normally tucked up in bed and watches movies all day. Itâs not good to not do anything.
I make sure that my little is hydrated.Â
This is VERY important. Remember, the body needs at least 6 to 8 glasses of fluid every day.
I never let my little sleep all day.Â
Sleep is good for the body, but too much sleep is bad; too much sleep can actually make you feel worse.
Last and by no means least, communication is incredibly important. Asking what my little wants and needs is very important. Itâs all well and good following all this to end up not helping at all because my little didnât want to do it.Â
An important thing to remember is to do things your little wants, itâs much more difficult to do the normal things that a caregiver may do, so I suggest pre-agreeing with your little when punishments are needed and if they are acceptable and when they are not.
Finally, your little needs support, depression is not nice to go through and may be depending on you to help them. Itâs a big burden, but who said that being a caregiver was easy?
Once again, this is purely personal to me and my experiences and I hope that this may help in some way. My inbox is always open if anyone wants to chat, or to ask for some bad advice
I may edit this as and when I have a few more ideas. Thanks to @trans-littleboy with the help with this :)