8 year old growth spurt = poor behaviour?

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Does anyone know if growth spurts can be related to poor behaviour? My previously lovely 8 year old boy is turning argumentative and irritating, moody and tearful. He's also eating a lot since yesterday and I'm wondering if it could be related. Anyone have any experience of this? Thanks.

Anyone?

Yes - this used to happen with my DS. Hoping it's stopped now as he's 18 and 6ft1! He would grow outwards, get bad tempered, eat even more than usual and then shoot upwards. Quite normal

It's also called being 8. Me and some of school mums who have son's in my ds(8) year are all complaining about the grumpiness, stroppiness and general heightened emotions this year

I knew it would be about a boy rather than a girl It's a tough age to parent and to be. All that testosterone and trying to find your place in the world of school, football teams, cubs etc. They have to behave a certain way to survive in the playground, a different way in the classroom and different again at home.
Teach him that you won't tolerate attitude at home and that how he is with his friends may be ok while playing but it's not on at home.
The eating vast quantities of food lasts a long time. When DS (now 42) was a teenager he ate 5 weetabix for breakfast; much to his younger sister's disgust.

Ha ha. I'm sure in a few years I may be asking the same about my daughter! He ate a Hughes dinner last night and breakfast this morning too. Still a bit argumentative but the real test will be after school! Planning on taking loads of snacks to school and hoping the grumpiness is over and done with soon!

I read the title as someone having told your child off for growing too quickly.

My DS is 7.5 and every time he has a major growth spurt he fills out first, shoots up and his behaviour is just awful - from age 3ish it's been arguing, ignoring us, big temper tantrums - and then it will settle down again. He was horrific just after turning 7 so I'm not looking forward to the next one!

Yes growth spurt usually comes with testosterone surges leading to aggressive behaviour.

Also if he has growing pains that could make him moody?

He hasn't mentioned any pains. Will ask him later if he's grumpy again!