Ds is five (only just) and his behaviour does trouble me a fair bit. I might miss some things out but here are the things that I find worrying.
- Feet … sounds weird but he is constantly pushing his feet up against something or someone. It’s really irritating to be honest. He’ll be sat at the table and putting his feet up, next to other people’s food.
- He won’t sit down, ever. At home he’s constantly wandering up and down, lying on the floor, hanging off things, he will barely ever just sit on the sofa.
- He has a strong sense of justice but it’s massively skewed, he’ll expect other children to let him have a turn on a game or toy immediately but then won’t return the favour, or their turn will last ten seconds and his ten minutes. (I don’t allow this - I’m pretty firm with him about it but see point four.)
- He becomes very stroppy, whiny and impossible to sort of reason with when told off. Often goes to hide somewhere or talks over you or similar.
- Often seems to get almost manic, for no apparent reason. Laughing but (sorry to sound mean) it’s not a nice, child having fun laugh. It genuinely feels like a sort of psychotic cackle.
There probably are more … if I’m very honest it’s very difficult to parent him although he’s not actually that difficult usually on his own (he has a sibling ) Which does make me wonder if it’s a bit of attention seeking rather than anything untoward.
School have raised no concerns and neither did the nursery he attended: I am almost at the stage where I doubt my own mind!