I'm after some advice about my 9 year old please (he's 10 in Sept). He's always been a lovely boy, bit prone to dramatic responses but no major issues. He's the oldest of 3 boys, other two are both school age. Recently he's started to become very frustrated and angry. He gets very tearful over simple things (like being asked to put his shoes/coat both on for school) and has started to lash out at his brothers. So he'll walk past in a strop because he's been asked to pick up something he's left on the floor and then hit one of them for no apparent reason. And when we tell him off he gets hysterical and starts screaming and crying about how everyone is so mean to him all the time.
It's really difficult and I just don't know how to handle him anymore. I don't know if it's a hormonal thing or a developmental thing but if anyone can refer me to any advice to help me understand what might be causing this behaviour and how to handle it.
He is on long term Movicol for bowel issues which I think might have affected his behaviour (not the medicine itself) and recently has been complaining of various aches and pains. Last week it was headaches, this week its shoulder pain and bizarrely itchy feet. I suspect it's all linked though.
Any advice gratefully received.