DS almost 5 and turning into a monster, why? help

[bouncy]

I am almost at my wits end.

2 Months ago I had a loving, caring, and thoughtful son, his behaviour was always good and always had praise about how well behaved my ds was.

Over the past few weeks he has turned and no longer does as I ask, he screams when he cant get his own way, answers back and tells me he hates me at least 5 times a day and that I am horrible.

Nothing has changed only his behaviour, firstly is this normal? and secondly any ways to deal with this from mothers who have been there.

me too bouncy....he has spent the past 10 minutes saying he hates me cos i wont let him jump on the bed i have not long ago made. He whines that 'its not fair' when he cant have his own way, and when no, he sits there crying pathetically saying 'i want my daddy i hate mummy'

phew its not just me then.

Also forgot to mention that he has started lying a lot, like dropping something and saying it was not him, he is the only child so has to be him, as it was not me.

same again!!! he broke one of dds toys the other day....i saw him do it....he said that ds2 (aged 25 weeks) did it!!! He really is a nightmare at the moment and in a way, i feel that we just dont 'get on'. He keeps wanting to know when he is going to the big school (roll on september 7th!!!)

He is defiant and will even puch DH. He is constantly cheeky and backchats everything

ds just turned 5 and on the whole 'reasonably' well behaved. However every now and then we see a devil child, like today. Had a friend to play and during the day threw a tantrum at EVERY turn. Am I wrong to feel embarrased that he's done this infront of a friend, and friend is bound to relate back to parents????

I was starting to think of the possibility that my ds may have behaviour problems! He to just seems to have changed overnight displaying behaviour that he knows is not tolerated in our house or any where else for that matter i.e- kicking the dog, dosent listen at all-even had his hearing checked out!- cant walk past his sister without touching her etc... Am finding it extremley hard as to know what to do with him as feel like he is constantly being shouted at which is giving him attention, he is due to start primary in Sept and am wondering if its the bordem of the holidays and anxious about starting new school? Who knows cause i dont!!

My ds was/is exactly the same. He's now 6 and a half. His fifth birthday coincided (within two weeks) with the birth of dd and we thought that it was her arrival that triggered the bad behaviour, but I have spoken to so many people who say the same thing about their 5 to 6 year-old sons, that now I believe it is just a life phase they go through. There's a glimmer of hope though - I have two friends with 8 year-olds, who have made comments recently along the lines of "I quite like him again now - I didn't for a while". So let's hope they all grow out of it and fingers crossed it doesn't always take two years!

I don't have any boys, but I have read on here a few times that boys get a massive surge of testosterone at around this age (as far as I remember) - so that could be one reason.

My dd1 was an absolute nightmare in the time leading up to starting full time school - I think she was ready for school, and needed something more to keep her attention and expend her surplus energy on. And she didn't have the testosterone surge excuse

Sounds like he's ready for school if not there already. All that energy and no where to channel it.....