Apologies for the extra long post but I am at the end of my tether with my 9 yr old (10 next month) His attitude the past lot of months has gotten worse and worse. I am a single parent and i work nightshift and am currently going back to college 2 days a week. My mum does most of the care when i am working and his dad sees him once a week. He has became very disrespectful towards my mum when he is at her home to the point where she has had to ring me to come and get him as she cannot handle the bad behaviour. His dad has rang me on occasion aswell due to his bad attitude. This seemed to have came about when he doesn't get his own way. Is he maybe testing us all? I am by no means soft when it comes to boundaries and rules so can't understand where the confusion would be there. Bedtime and wakening in the morning is another issue and usually ends in a screaming match that just upsets us both. I have tried explaining the importance of sleep and his bedtime is 8.30 lights out at 9 but my mum tells me when i get home from work at 6am that he has been up alot or watching tv etc. Which i can't do anything about if i am at work. Everyone always comments on what a lovely well mannered boy he is but what they don't see is how he acts behind closed doors. He is by no means a bad child just his behaviour lately is bad and i am afraid of it getting out of control. Do i need to seek medical advice? Counselling? I am getting to the end of my tether to where i am crying everyday and i am not sure what to do next. Any advice would be great. Thanks, J x
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belfastmumxx · 16/09/2014 09:09
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