WHo has a moody child????

[luvmyfam444]

My 7 yo is SOOO MOODY & I don't know why - or what to do! She will cry @ the drop of a hat...her sister "beats" her up & she cries (she's 3!) SHE cries when told no, everything makes her cry lately.... HELP!

 

[Chris2597]

Oh yeah....but ds didnt start to show this side until he reached about 13*14....before that he was a happy go lucky kid....now at almost 20 he still is the moodiest person I know.... of course he is in trouble with us more than not so that could account for his personality around us

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I generally found that moodiness can be the result of friendship issues with girls. Don't know why, but it usually is the case with my girls.

EX...A couple of weeks ago 9yodd comes home from school, grumpy, snapping at me. I turn to her and say what happened at school on the playground???
My dd bursts into tears of saddness and complete shock...'how did you know, mom?'

We talked, all better.

 

[SleepyMom]

*raising my hand up high* That would be me, moody barely describes her some days

 

[hdecker]

When dd16 was 7 or 8, she really went through some wild mood swings. We happened to ask the dr about it during a routine visit. She told us that just like women can start having menopause like symptomes up to 10 years early, young girls can start the hormone swings 4-5 years before they actually start their periods. She told us to keep track of it for awhile and sure enough, she was the moodiest about 3-4 days every month. She started her period at almost 10, so that was about what the Dr. said - weird huh

 

[stm61]

raising my hand to! One of my dd's, they will be 7 Jan 3, sounds just like the op's dd. She doesn't know how to talk anymore, she whines/cries instead! Any little thing will do it. I even found her a pink shirt that says "I'll whine my way out of anything". If her twin wasn't the exact opposite I'd have no sanity left at all!

 

[laurie31]

Mine too. Each of them have their days. My 9 year old burst into tears last week because her sister sat in the recliner and it was her turn. Um, hello, all I have to do is tell her to get up and she did...not like the chair got "used up"

Last night we went driving around to look at Christmas lights. DD7 had a total come apart and I still don't know why. I thought we were having fun, then she was crying like her dog died or something. We got home, I put her in bed, and she was fine. She wouldn't/couldn't tell me why she had been upset.

I can deal with the crying better if there's a "valid" reason. I hadn't thought to connect it to Pre-PMS stuff, though. Lovely. And unfortunately I (normally a rational person) will sometimes burst into tears over nothing on those days, so I guess they get it honest Ooooh, I forsee a long and dramatic adolescence...

Laurie

 

[AMcaptured]

I have one too......However she didn't become moody until she started maturing. She was a wonderful young girl once....

I really think between hormones and just being a teenager it makes them barely impossible to live with. There are many days when I am counting down the days when she graduates from HS and lives away at college.

I am constantly telling her she is going to be upset someday that she wasted the best years of her life being miserable.

 

[Robinrs]

Not me, thank goodness, since I grew up with a moody mother and a VERY moody sister....

I still never know what mood my sister will be in. I remember being the child who was ignored because she made so many people pay attention to her.

After years of that, I am blessed to say my son has one mood, joy.

 

[dg39]

I think the question should be changed to "Who DOESN'T have a moody child".. LOL...

I think all kids at one time or another goes through the moody stage. Some stay moody, as its their personality and others mature enough to control their moods. Even as adults, we all can be moody at times...

 

[mudnuri]

DD9 I think is premenstrual....she's off her rocker with emotions..the smallest thing can crush her, yet big things have no meaning to her.....sometimes she makes me wonder

Right now, there are 3 girls here, 1 is DD8's friend. DD9 is just beyond herself with crying spells because "Dani wont share"...huh? I turned to her and said "suck it up cupcake, Dani deals with it when you have friends over and she doesnt"

ugh!

Brandy

 

[nwdisgal]

My DS is moody. He's always been that way. Otherwise, he's a pretty good kid.

 

[kristen821]

My ds7 for the most part is pretty good. He gets a little moody when he is bored, but gets over it pretty fast. My dd3 on the other hand has major mood swings. She'll be extremely happy one minute and the next minute she is crying. Then she'll go be to be extremely happy again the next minute. It can go all day like that at times. She is crazy!

 

[pjlla]

When dd16 was 7 or 8, she really went through some wild mood swings. We happened to ask the dr about it during a routine visit. She told us that just like women can start having menopause like symptomes up to 10 years early, young girls can start the hormone swings 4-5 years before they actually start their periods. She told us to keep track of it for awhile and sure enough, she was the moodiest about 3-4 days every month. She started her period at almost 10, so that was about what the Dr. said - weird huh

I kind of suspected such a thing. DD (10 1/2) has ALWAYS been tempermental, but over the last year or two it has been far worse. And it seems to cycle!! I've said for a while now that she is experiencing "practice PMS". Guess I was right!!...............P

 

[luv2nascar]

we don't call DD 10 1/2 THE DRAMA QUEEN for nothin
please tell me they get past the dramatics someday. I can only hope for now. This has been going on for years and it seems like an eternity

 

[hydster]

I feel your pain! My dd is 12 and WOW I thought she was difficult at 9 and 10! I'm sure my dd is dealing with PMS but she is also taking her friendships more seriously now and gets her feelings hurt by a comment from one of them. I even sometimes dread asking her how her day was at school because she will go on for sometimes up to 30 min a day telling me everything and doing it in tears most of the time. I do feel bad for her but like one poster said I sometimes count the days until she'll be in College.

 

[Disney Doll]

WoW!!!!! You guys are nice mothers!!!!!

My mother wouldn't tolerate moody...not for one second.

 

[Am_I_There_Yet]

My 7 yo is SOOO MOODY & I don't know why - or what to do! She will cry @ the drop of a hat...her sister "beats" her up & she cries (she's 3!) SHE cries when told no, everything makes her cry lately.... HELP!

Oh yeah. Get ready for the Hormone Express! Seven is a little early, but that's what it sounds like to me.

 

[D L and K's Mom]

DD was so moody that I asked DR about it. Well, he asked if she was sleeping enough. I said yes as I thought she wsa but come to find out she was not sleeping great because of her adnoids(spelling??) being HUGE!!!!!She had them out and she sleeps better and does not snore or sleep with her mouth open. She is still moody but not as bad as before....well, now she is 14 so she is a CRAB...hee hee.

 

[janette]

When my youngest DD was in the infant room at daycare the teachers had a training day. They came back and told be they'd learned about my DD - "The intense baby". It was and is still a perfect description. Very little middle ground always opposite ends of the emotional pole. I try to remind myself when she's at the grumpy / upset end that it's also the same part of her that gets so excited / joyful at what are often small things.