Hello, my nephew has developed some terrible personality traits since being 8 rude and belligerent to all members of the family. Lazy, off hand using casual violent gestures to me (7 months pregnant ) and my 2 year old when things dont go his way. He is very caring towards his cousin but when she pushed him away as toddlers do sometimes he reacted by creating a fist into her chest - not hard, but this really upset me and worries me. i have heard that 8 can be a difficult age as with the terrible two's - does anyone else have this experience - any helpfull suggestions ? my sister and her husband are very patiemnt with him - is he seeking attention in whatever way possible ? ie stuck in rut of 'bad behaviour' - would rewarding so called 'good' behaviour be better ? it is a daily issue at the moment.