Me again, another question about your 6 year old boys please.

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I am always moaning about my son on here it seems
he is just such hard work though and you all give very good advice.

He has always been very very loud and wild.

Just at the moment i am struggling to cope with his screaming (random screams for no reason)
His sudden shouting or just general noisy outbursts, his constant habit of just making noise.
he will bang his feet, stamp around the house, up and down stairs, bang his fists, head, whatever makes the loudest noise on any surface.At meal times he will bang his knife and fork or just scrape them around his plate to make as much ear bleeding noise as he can.
He constantly talks, i mean constantly,
I am at the end now of my very long suffering tether, i crave peace and just wish SO much that he would grow out of this quickly as i am exuasted with him.

He is the other side of the house at the moment in the conservatory, i am upstairs and i can hear him screaming, shouting and bouncing round the room.

Its never in a distressed manner, not as if he is in pain or upset or angry, never, its always just random, he is absolutely fine before and after so it isnt related to that.

Do your boys do this?
is it attention seeking?
How long will it last?
What sedative do you recommend i take to get through this very very challenging phase in the book of awfulness that is my sons phases.

have you had a referral to anyone?

not sure a sedative is the answer

does he behave the same at school?

How much sport and general exercise does he do?

LMAo lulumama! Sedative for me, kidding obviously!!!

School, not sure, teachers never commented about it to me.
School adamant there is nothing wrong with him, horribly normal they tell me.

We walk him twice a day, swimming, scootering, cycling, generally out in fresh air, busy as much as poss.
He is titled "the boy who cant sit still" at school, same is true of home.

I have an almost 6 year old boy who is very, very active, but I'm afraid to say doesn't seem to make quite so much constant noise as yours does, nor do his friends.

How is his hearing? I second going back to school and asking his teachers again whether it is something to be investigating further. Also ask them for help and tips for you to deal with it at home.

ooops, sorry !

IME of 6 year olds, this is not the norm, and i am not sure if it is outsied the realms of normalness enoughg to be worth a referral

but it sounds utterly debilitating and exhausting and not much fun

i don't think it is normal 6 year old behaviour and if it has been going on for months/years, it is unlikely to sudennly change

My DS is six and he does make alot of noise, likes to charge around talking to himself at a loud level in various voices to do with whatever game he is playing. He also talks constantly and always has done. If he falls and hurts himself or is having a tantrum he is alot louder than any of his friends.

But he can sit still and to some degree can be quiet if told. Would be hard to achieve at home, but he can manage it at school.

He doesnt bang his hands, head etc like your DS and he doesnt have random outbursts, he is just alot louder in everything he does. He has lots of questions to ask....all the time.

Hope you manage to get some peace soon.

I am a teacher and have taught 6yr old children on and off (when not having my own children) for the last 10 years. Your son's behaviour does sound quite extreme and exhausting for you! The fact that he is not distressed or angry seems like a very positive factor.

Is he able to focus on tasks for any length of time? Have you had his hearing checked?

My six year old can be exhausting to be around (especially the constant chatter, bless him) but he sounds nothing like this. I can always ask him to be quiet and he will.

I'm guessing if you have questioned school you are wondering about ADD? This is a checklist here but obviously is a very limited resource and tbh you can't turn it on and off so if the school says no probs then v. unlikely to be that.

Sorry I meant ADHD not ADD.

Interesting there are no issues at school. Not meaning to be funny, but do you think he might do it to wind you up? Does he know how you feel about it? And do others in the house find it really loud or are you hearing it louder as its winding you up?

I ask as my DS also 6 is golden at school and saves all his hideousness just for me. When he's wound me up, it all seems exaggerated and DH will waltz in having been away from it all day and ask why I am that bothered by it. Grrrrr......

Don't mean to minimise your issues if its different in your case.