any other 5/6 yo boys out there who just whinge and cry all the time over the silliest things?

[dollybird]

Seems to be a recent development & finding v. frustrating @ times!

Yes! DD is doing it. She's just turned 5 and it's like somebody swapped her the day after her birthday. If something goes wrong she just starts to scream.

It's driving me mad. She's doing it several times a day and it's if she's not getting her own way.

Last night it was because I poured cream on her strawberries - she asked me if she could pour the cream on after I'd done it - cue screaming attack. Same this morning with milk - cue more screaming.

I sent her to her room and told her after-school swimming would cancelled if she didn't stop screaming and apologise. After more screaming about wanting to go swimming she calmed down and came out, but it's so wearing and I'm feeling judged because she looks like a complete brat when she does it.

Not just boys then! The other day I accidentally deleted Roary off the sky+ after the first epoisode and the crying and whinging went on for about an hour! When I asked him to stop crying he said " I can't sob stop sob crying". DD's going to be like it too -she is 4.6 but then her terrible twos just never ended so you kind of get used to it!