What the hell is wrong with her????

[Flamesparrow]

Is it just end of year exhaustion or what???

Flamechick is 5, ?AS, she is currently laying on the bathroom floor screaming and kicking her feet like a toddler

Why?

I said her teeth weren't clean.

The last week has been all little events like this.

I am just ignoring it most of the time, but I am at a loss as to why she has started it. Flameboy is currently throwing more grown up tantrums than she is.

End of term-itis?

Oh FS - Sounds like a rough time in the flame house.. Sorry I can't advise but I hope things get better for you soon.

not much help perhaps but i think sometimes we need to stop and remember they are still only little. 5 is still young and they don't always have the ability to control their emotions.

my boy is 5 today and sometimes we have to remind ourselves that he is still little.

hugs though, (i now i know not very mnty, but hey ho)

age, end of reception (they start getting told how next year will be), tiredness, general B-ness!!!

my lot have all had this at the end of reception year tho.......I think they start getting a little more structure at school to prep them for next year, and they get all the vibes that they are going to be expected more of......I think it is their ways of purging themselves of the last of their 'tiny-childness' IYGWIM.

and then they start with the god awful whining......((which never quite leaves, or is that just mine??))

tis lots part normal my dear,little part B.

Attribute it to exhaustion, give her a very restful and relaxing time for the next fortnight and see whether her behaviour improves.

she is being 5

ds does this on occasions (he is not quite 5 but VERY advanced )

Trying to get B to relax is like trying to stop gravity

I think she is starting to freak out a bit about the end of reception tbh. She knows she will be getting a new teacher/s, they have obviously told them that they will be meeting their new teacher soon (she came home talking about it), she had a different teacher most of last week (ok, it is one she loves but still different), plus she is just plain wiped out and had a crappy diet the last couple of weeks due to me tiredness and far too many parties!

Today was probably also sparked by having to come out of school this morning for the hearing test and she is Not Impressed ("I can hear fine. I don't need a test. They checked before and I could hear all the beeps, remember?" )

When she isn't screaming in the background I can think all nice n logical, see

It sounds as if her life has been extremely tiring recently. Can you not have a little programme of playgrounds/swimming/painting/healthy food/long baths and early nights for a couple of weeks? It sounds as if she really needs it

Sounds like my 9-soon-to-be-10 dd

Yup, we have a completely clear life for the next couple of weeks so I can focus on getting her healthy again. I'm trying to keep her as still as possible atm - she runs round like a lunatic most of the time, which really isn't helping with getting some rest, plus the bright evenings are hell (even though their room is dark, she seems to know).

my 5 year old dd finished p1 last friday for the summer. She has been very stroppy and tantrummy in the last few days. I think she is very tired. I prescribe lots of cuddles.