11 year old DD

[Barryplopper]

I'm at my wits end, she's always been an emotional Child but lately she's in a mood 80 percent of the time, she's horrible to her brother and constantly moans about anything and everything !

She's in a horrid mood every morning before school, snaps at everybody in her vicinity and nothing you say or do brings her out of it. The eye rolling, whinging, feeling that she's suffered an injustice...I don't know what to do.

Aibu to feel down about this? Or is it just completely normal and I have to suck it up?

Last weekend she was crying because there was a homeless man sat outside the supermarket, so she's a very sensitive caring person but this never ending moodswing is just 😫

I did get annoyed this morning and asked why she's always in a bad mood and she just kept saying she's not

Anyone else going through anything similar?

Hormones. I was the same. Stock up on period accoutrement and ibuprofen , explain the lay of the land and let her know that even though this is what’s happening, she needs to get a grip and pull her head in because the world doesn’t tolerate this kind of behaviour.

Typical pre teen behaviour. It’s all about the hormones

Sounds like my 10yo! Not always, she can be the sweetest person but the mood swings are something else!! I have to keep reminding myself it’s not her, it’s her hormones to be blamed.

Welcome to the start of the teen years.

oh bless her! periods will be soon i would imagine.

i was exactly the same a little before starting mine when i was about 13/14, and some months even now i get a wobble around my period. Even though I have had years of periods the high emotion and stress makes me behave and react irrationally to situations that usually would not even bother me. she’s only 12, she’s navigating through a very difficult time with overwhelming feelings.

Yes!! I'm thinking it's the emotions bubbling up about finishing primary school and starting secondary in September. My dd11 is the sweetest happiest little thing, but the last 4 weeks or so she has been grumpy snappy and tearful, not like her at all

Dts are 12 but we've just hit this phase. Definitely hormones, one of them just started her periods and I think the other one will be soon. I did have to take myself out of the house the other day because they were just unbearable. Joys.

Agree with everyone, it's the hormones. I'd also imagine she is feeling a bit worn out coming up to the end of term; I had this conversation with the school receptionist the other day. A lot of kids start to feel the strain at this point of the year. Presumably it's a big year for her as well at 11? Moving up to secondary can be a worry.

This is my 10 year old DD and it's full on hormones . It can be exhausting. She started her periods at 9 so we've had these mood swings much earlier . We've learnt to just ignore and not engage when she's in these moods . My best friends DD is 12 and she said it doesn't get any better just yet unfortunately.

I'm expecting periods to start imminently. Lots of physical changes happening, body hair and breast growth so it does make sense...it's just bloody hard ! I'm being as understanding and gentle as possible but today it just really got to me as its so constant. I don't want her to feel like im telling her off, I know she can't help it but just need her to understand she can't grunt at me all morning and speak without an ounce of respect because she's in a bad mood x