Hello mums,
I am starting to become more concerned about my son, and am wondering whether he exhibits normal toddler behaviour or does he perhaps have ADHD.
He is extremely lively, active, determined and stubborn. He seems much more challenging and full on than other children his age. For example, I took him to a soft play centre today (along with my newborn baby) - he is always running away unless he is in a confined space, he does not respond to instructions - unlike similarly aged friends. My friend told him off today for pinching her son and then a little while later when it came to leaving, my son ran away into the area for the older kids. I stopped him, tried to get him to come home, but he had a major tantrum, lying on the floor and head-butted me, eventually escaped and ran off again, thankfully my friend was able to grab him. I felt really upset as a result.
He is generally quite destructive at home, throwing things, etc. He is very physical, likes climbing on things, and requires constant attention, and so my newborn, who is pretty chilled gets neglected.
He is however very bright, affectionate/loving generally and has excellent speech. He doesn't concentrate well on toys/play and generally doesn't play much on his own and prefers to seek attention from me by generally being mischievous. Crafts get a look in for about a minute. He will concentrate on his favourite tv programmes and films which means I often have to utilise this unfortunately. He has been even more challenging since the birth of his younger brother despite lots of attention and reassurance.
I spoke to the health visitor and she said his behaviour sounded in the normal range and that the last thing I would want is to give him a label.
His nursery have raised some minor issues but nothing major.
Any thoughts/advice would be most welcome.
Thank you in advance.
x