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[Pembo]

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[The Mystery Machine]

Kids are always moody, but then again I have a 7 & 13yo dd's. I don't know what it is like to NOT have moods swaying in this house.

7yo dd does this 'no one likes me' thing. From what I can see it directly relates to having friends to play with. I really have to work at making sure she gets special friend time. Older sis of course is always going here and there & younger dd feels like she is unimportant.

As long as younger dd is busy with friends her mood stays up.

 

[meandtheguys2]

Totally normal, and doubly so after what you all have been through! DS7 is snapping out of it, and DS just turned 5 exhibits that exact behavior! My condolences!

What a sweetie to have been so helpful! Good luck, and PM me if you need to compare notes!

Michelle

 

[Galahad]

Our experience with both of our boys was that the terrible twos are nothing compared with the furious fives. Very stubborn. Good Luck!!

 

[Minnie Mi]

My pediatrician told me he wish he had a dollar for every complaint he heard from mothers about their 5-year olds' bad behavior. You have company!!!!

 

[luvmydogs]

{{{Hugs}}} to you Pembo--yes, he is normal! My ds8, like yours, would go from being my sweet-as-pie, helpful, considerate baby doll, to the Tasmanian Devil with the snarly attitude of a 13 year-old girl! I once asked the pediatrician if she thought he was going through menopause and her answer was, "No, he's a normal 5 year old boy!" Comforting maybe, but it didn't help me deal one-on-one with his snarkiness!

Some kids can be difficult at this age (mine sure was!), but I promise that "this too shall pass." Then we get to move on to pre-teens and teenagers! I feel your pain and I'm sending you big hugs for being such a concerned, loving mom!

 

[JESW]

Sounds like our house! Except we have a girl so all that also includes screeching, stomping off, and door slamming. A great preview into the teenage years I'm sure....

Enjoy them while they are lovable....my baby starts kindergarten in the fall and I know our lives will change with all the outside influences from school. She has been in pre-school for two years but they had been sheltered from the other students. This year they will be with kids up to 3rd grade in their school, and with kids up to 7th grade on the bus. Ugh.

Jill

 

[eeyore45]

So glad you started this thread, I cant tell you what I've been thru with my 7yr dd!! My favorite rant I remember is

I hate you so much when you become a grandmother I'm going to tell them how horrible, how mean you are and they wont forgive you either!

It was even funny then... its very hard for me not to get sucked into the negativity, to start yelling and screaming, throwing my own temper tantrum! Its whenever I tell her "no" I can reason with her, doesnt matter, she tries and is so very strong willed, you can see the temper tantrum coming... when I have to take her with me, uggg i just never know - we were at the oil change plaace, and they told me I had GAS LEAKING, I took it to a mechanic, and she just wouldnt let go of wanting 25cents for gum. and I almost gave in, till I remembered, its 5pm, I have solid reasons for saying no, and no means no. NO... so yep, she lost it, totally screaming in the car on the way home, grabbing my purse, kicking my seat... I try and remain calm, I turn the radio on to Christian music, I pray silently (dont want to give her a guilt trip, I just want to remain calm, and not lose it)

Then it happened... I was in the driveway, and just lost it, I started crying, I couldnt help it, I felt like such a failure, it was horrible...

and you know, she immediately changed, became comforting to me - she hugged me, and said I was not a failure...

and now that I think back, she hasnt gone off that deep end... wow....

and I was hitting day 9, every day a temper tantrum worse than the day before!! She's horrid too - follows you and does the "how would you like it if...." she still goes into that line mind you, but not in an extreme manners...

 

[GlennandAnn]

Our 5.5 year old DS is very emotional and very sensitive. Sometimes his over the top behavior reminds me of some of my over the top behavior, which can be very hard to deal with. I think people tend to talk more about girls being moody or emotional, but from experience I can tell you boys can be just as bad.



Ann

 

[Robinrs]

My son has ONE mood...HAPPY!! ... but he has friends and cousins that are VERY moody.

Our neighbors, 7 and 9yo girls, are so funny we always have to check their moods before I let him go out and play with them. The oldest one changes with the wind! Michael has a hard time with moody people, he doesn't understand how a person can be one way one moment and another the next.

He also has a 9yo cousin, my niece's daughter, who is VERY sometime-y. He seems to handle them well, they bother ME more than they do him!

 

[Pembo]

Robin-Want to trade?

Everyone else-thank you! My 8 yo is ADHD and he has always been difficult so I don't really know what is "normal". He does get upset when his brother goes off to play with friends. There aren't any boys his age here...well there's one but that kid told him he didn't want to be friends.

I know this too shall pass but with Grandma over everyday and she keeps saying he needs counseling I'm fighting a lot of battles here.

Anything you do to control those tantrums????

 

[Robinrs]

LOL, NOPE!

I grew up with a MOODY sister, a MOODY mother, this is MY time for peace!!!

I can't imagine what kind of child I'd have NEXT! That's why there will be no NEXT!

 

[hydster]

We too are in the throws of the furious fives and sucky sixes! It stinks!! Thankfully this is my last one to go through this (old ds 9 and older dd 11)but your son is definitely normal that is for sure!!! We had the "you don't love me" episode last night so I totally relate!!! We've found the best thing to do is just to ignore most of it but man it is so frustrating!! I really feel badly for his Kindergarten Teacher!

I hope he flips out of it quickly for you!
Heidi

 

[caseylouandtyler2]

Thank You for this post! I was starting to think my 6yodd needed counselling. Now I guess she is just Normal.

 

[swea_pea1]

Not 30 minutes ago, my 5 year old got on the phone with my mother and said "I don't like you and I won't talk to you".

eeyore45, if I had a nickel for every time I broke down when she loses it, I'd be a millionaire. I'm so glad I'm not the only one!

 

[Margie J]

I interact with a friend's five year old on a daily basis. She has one brother, a year and a half years old. In the last couple months I've noticed a marked change in her behavior. She wants all the attention on her, tries to manipulate those around her and throws temper tantrums at the drop of a hat. She does go from well behaved to demanding to bored in seconds. It's like watching The Exorcist some days.



Another friend commented tonight that watching this is the best contraceptive.

 

[Pop Daddy]

how ya feeling

 

[BWVDenise]

My just-turned 6 y.o ds came out of the whining stage and went directly to the complaining stage. My almost 10 y.o ds is in the "mouthy" stage.... I'm in the wanting-to-run-away stage! Seriously, though, is there a "stage" for every age?!

 

[roliepolieoliefan]

My DS was 6 in April. He drives me crazy. One minute he can be the sweetest boy on earth. The next, I want to put a gag on him. He gets punished at least once a day for his smart mouth. Another thing he does, that drives me crazy,, when you yell at him for any reason, he starts to cry. You have a normal child.

 

[eeyore45]

"why is it whenever you want me to do something I dont want to do you set the timer and tell me there will be consequences?" DD 7... oh my beautiful child, its the only thing you seem to understand... so now instead of 'discussing' or listening to her, or getting my dander up, I've learned to set the timer and then follow thru... the hard part, one night she got so mad at me, that she threw away a large stuffed animal, which I promptly grabbed out of the trash and hid in my room,, which sent her in tail spin... a wonderful natural consequence, and the link was made!! I felt like annie in the miracle worker!!