This is a bit of a strange one but I'm hoping someone might have some insight. Ds (5) is generally a happy little boy, very well able and very active. He can be emotionally intense at times, namely when things don't go his way he can be upset and at times angry. We aren't into punishment as such, I know he's still learning to self-regulate etc so we will prevent him throwing/lashing out, wait with him while he calms down and then have a chat. In the last few weeks I've noticed that as he's calming down he'll say 'I'm such a mean boy, it's all my fault, I've ruined the day', the type of thing we very much wouldn't say, and he sometimes says 'take this toy away from me, it's all my fault', again not something we'd do. I find it quite unsettling that he's doing this and last night in his sleep, I heard him say 'I'm such a meany' :( he plays with friends on the road and we supervise most of time and there are two brothers who might say these things but to each other, but not constantly by a long stretch. IIt just seems so self-critical and id hate to think this is how he views himself. Any ideas?
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5yo calling himself names/suggesting punishments
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Heygirlheyboy · 16/08/2017 23:39
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