My DS is a lovely smart and funny little boy who is well liked and can make friends easily, he's confident and has no problem making himself heard. But he's always been quick to cry if he feels that A) he's losing at a game/sports, B) things are not going his way, C) if he feels he can't do something (spellings/reading) He used to go to an after school sports club until he didn't get given the golden boot trophy then he cried and shouted that it wasn't fair, then told me that he didn't ever want to go back again.
My DC (I have a DD who is nearly 4) are forces children and we have had the usual moves and Daddy being away, DS's tantrums started when my DH went away for 6 weeks on a course (work) but it's been 2 years since he went away last, (is due to go away again next year for 4 months).
Today his head teacher told to me that the tantrums are getting more frequent at school, we have never been pushy parents and only want him to do his best and be happy with the work he's done or the effort he's put in (sports) we are very worried that the other kids will start to tease him if this goes on for much longer.
He is very dramatic and when he tantrums it starts very quickly, gets very loud and there are tears, he shouts about how things are not fair, recently he has started hitting himself around the head and on Tuesday he scratched all the way down his both sides of his own face leaving red marks that were still there nearly an hour later, because he couldn't spell the list of words for this week.
When he tantrums I try and talk to him and calm him down, my husband has less patients to deal with it and does tend to shout at him.
My DH and I hoped that he would grow out of them but now I don't think that he will any time soon.
Any help suggestions would be great, tia