Son's behaviour changing massively

[StevenB1]

Hey everyone, hope you're all having a good Friday evening!

Just after some quick advice or if anyone has had similar. Our son is about to turn 4 so I know and understand his emotions and tempers and moods will all be changing etc.

However recently, probably the past 3 weeks or so they have changed massively, he will shout at us, get really frustrated at little things, will often scream now and cry if he doesn't get something or if you do something he doesn't like.

I know, sounds very much like any kid his age, but it's like the Flick of a switch at the moment and not sure If this is just a phase or if something has brought it on.

Thank you!

Has something happened in his life recently? Is he at nursery or reception? Is he tired?

My guess would be end of term tiredness overwhelming him. Is he in Reception?

Try kids yoga, surprisingly helpful. Switch everything off in his room at night so no white noise or power linger. Zero or v little screen time. No sugar. Plenty water. Check out baby massage and apply it, works a treat.

Thanks for replies.

He's currently in nursery at the moment, starts properly in September.

It varies as when he comes home from nursery he is usually fine, but can become very shouty and irritable on days when he isn't there. Usually more in the afternoon. He's also started becoming very unsettled on the night times, woke up last night screaming and best way to describe it would be hyperventilating, this has also become more common recently.

But nothing has been out of the ordinary in home life etc or anything like that, we have a little routine of taking him for a drive at about 6/7pm, he often falls asleep in the car seat then he's straight to bed, and this used to work wonders when he wasn't settled, but not so much now.

It will pass don’t worry
was going to mention has he a tablet or much screen time ? Try and cut this down and get him as tired as possible running about outside

I hope so!

He did have a tablet but he rarely uses it now, doesn't help he cracked the screen 🤣. He watches YouTube on the tele, mainly in the morning and at dinner time etc, last few hours before bed is either out for a drive, playing with toys etc or he has a book read about 30 mins before bed. Trial and error I think p

Our DS went through exactly the same phase at that age. It passed in 6 months and he went straight back to being his laid back self!

Ah that’s good (I know it’s handy but it sends them mad)

he’s probably really really tired and it will pass soon hopefully