10 year old DS angry & temper tantrums

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My lovely, happy , sensitive 10 year old DS has turned into a stroppy nightmare- temper tantrums, throwing stuff, seemingly unable to deal with his emotions etc.

Its not all the time though- I talk to him about it all the time - he said yesterday that he thinks he has anger issues (!) but I think he has heard this term somewhere and I am hoping its a hormone surge!

Aibu to ask - is this normal heading towards teenage year stuff or should I be worried?

He’s a lovely, emotional intelligent boy normally so feels like it has come from nowhere!

I should add- there is nothing really going on that I am worried about- we talk about everything all the time so he would tell me if there was something else

How’s his sleep? Does he have a lot of screen time, is he able to unwind enough between school and bedtime?

My DS has started to act the same way

Refused dinner yesterday, came down later and ate it all

Seems to aimed at me

I meant to add - they’ve been back at school a few weeks and might be genuinely tired. Plus if they’re in gear 6, there’s the background worry of moving up to secondary school.

@believe sleep ok- he loves his bed & is often in bed before younger DD. He is allowed about an hour of screen time a day & that’s normally playing a footy game or watching Chris MD you tube footy vids- he’s doesn’t like shooting games etc. He’s a really good boy normally! Easy child & lovely which is why this is quite a change!

I sympathise lots. Mine started doing this at 10. It worried me lots.
Although she still occasionally does it at 11, it's becoming less and less. She also now explains her behaviour, rather than just being uncontrollably angry.
I think (hoping) it's just a phase of hormone changes/body changes/emotional immaturity.
Good luck. Repeat to yourself 'just a phase, just a phase.'