Does anyone else have a child who, when insecure, shows off appallingly and behaves extremely irritatingly - silly, loud voices, very self-conscious, attention-seeking, babyish behaviour? I've been trying to work out when my ds does this - he's 5 - and it seems to be 1)when he is upset about something but doesn't know how to say 2)when he feels shy 3) when he thinks the person he is talking to doesn't like him. It's almost as though he's making a special effort to appear "up" when he doesn't feel it. I wish he didn't feel he had to do this. Unfortunately, although I can see this, I find the behaviour SO irritating that I exacerbate the problem by telling him off - presumably creating a vicious circle. I'm wondering about teaching him yoga, meditation or something to chill him out/centre him down. He needs to find some stillness inside him. Does anyone have any advice?