My just turned 5 year old boy has been going through a negative stage for quite some time. Since January he complained a lot about the other children in his class in nursery, it was a tricky class and he has now started Reception in a different class. He started with a really positive attitude but the negativity is slipping in again. He used to be so patient, he now finds it hard to wait for anything. He complains about sitting on the mat, he used to complain a lot about sitting on the mat in nursery but the teachers all said he was a role model for the class and was really good at sitting and concentrating. Now he is starting to find it more and more difficult and he is again starting to find problems all around him. So and so disturbs me, it's so boring, I don't like this, she keeps touching my lunch box etc.. etc... I don't believe we are complaining parents, I have been open to his behaviour coming from us but I dont' think it is. I'm getting really anxious about it and it really depresses me. I try to not 'talk about it too much' so it doesn't become a reason to get attention but try to talk about it enough so he feels heard and I can help. However he complains so much it seems and I don't know how to change my own attitude towards it or how to help him overcome it. He just wants to play. He's one of the oldest in his year and apparently he has started off very well academically but he says it's hard among other things. Please does anyone have any advice or does anyone have any experience with this sort of behaviour.