He has been very moody, flies off the handle at the slightest thing, sobs and sobs over what seems like nothing. Ive spoken to his teacher who tells me that he seems a bit ?resentful? at the moment but not in any trouble with the teachers, doing OK with work and still getting on well with the other pupils. We have made him go to bed earlier to see if it is overtiredness thats causing it. He?s back on omega and vitamins again. Not made much difference yet.
One of DH?s friends suggested that DS might be worried about going to secondary school. He is very keen to go but I suppose he might still be nervous especially as he is not going to stay with most of his friends. His teachers are piling the pressure on a little atm but nothing too excessive IMO considering the Ofsted that the school had and that it`s better to have the pain now than go into a new school and really struggle. So I think it might be part of it.
But I have come to the concluson that he`s confused about whether he is ?grown up? or not. Recently he?s spent a lot of time with his dad. Often DH will take DS#1 somewhere and I end up with the younger two. Not a problem and it is easier for everyone. DH often takes him to the pub to watch football these days ? DS#1 has recently caught DH?s unhealthy obsession with the damn game - as he really enjoys it. Saturday night I asked him if he was sure he wanted to watch footie with his dad as he could still come to the Christingle with me and the other 2 as he has done in previous years - cue floods of tears and clinging to me as if I was his last hope .
You see I remember something like this when I was young ? not knowing whether I was (or wanted to be) a child or an adult, but it was a lot later. I know children tend to grow up earlier but is this too young for this to be the problem?