5 year old behaviour worries

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My 5 year old in reception is off for holidays. First day and he's lost, emotional, aggressive to his sister. The lack of routine seems to bother him.

He is perfect at school, teacher says he is polite and a gem yet walk home from school can be touch and go with his mood. Weekends can be difficult, Saturday is always a constant emotional, dysfunctional mess.

Is this normal for his age?

Kids get mean and grumpy after school. It's completely normal because they have to hold it together all day. Try bringing him a snack to eat. He might be starving.

What do you do with him on weekends? Any activities?

He always has food and drink when we get home.

We try to do one activity in the morning, baking/play dough... walk. Anything really. But structured all together as a family.

Lots of 5 year olds can be grumpy and difficult at home - but well behaved in school.

A certain amount of difficult behaviour is normal at this age. With some children there might be something else going on like autism. I have a 12 year old with autism. I also have a 5 year old without autism.

Has he always been like this - and how regular is it?

What are the issues that trigger the bad moods on Saturdays?

Yes he has always been difficult with change.

I have noticed Saturdays are bad since he started school as its a completely different morning routine. I can't pin point anything in particular just the overall change seems to unsettle him.

Now we have got into a new routine all was well until we decided to get a shopping delivery at 7am this morning. He was then up at 7 and helping, something he had looked forward to until it finished and he just kept getting wound up about anything and everything.

After then taking him back to his room to start the day again with his usual cup of milk and then continuing the routine as we normally would he was then absolutely fine.