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elmira-k-4
Elmira K(4)
Posted 5 hours ago
I'm single mum to a 4 year old boy.
There are certain things about his behaviour that are worrying me to the point I'm thinking of taking him to see the GP but first I want to ask if any other parents on here can relate or have similar issues with their children?
Here's just a few of the things he does which don't seem quite "normal" to me, other people have also commented.
Instead of giving a nice hug, he grinds his chin against my skill (causing pain) - despite being told to stop and that it hurts.
He wants the SAME bedtime story every single night. Refuses any others.
Ignores instructions - I often have to repeat myself at least 4 or 5 times with the simplest of instructions.
Every day for the past 2 weeks he's being opening the cupboard under the kitchen sink, taking out all the cleaning products etc and asking me what the labels say.
He often refuses most of his meals, will only eat a couple of bites and says he only likes to eat at other relatives' homes. (although we give him exactly the same things).
He is extremely rude and disruptive in public - in a cafe the other day he was screaming, throwing things and generally being a nuisance. People were staring.
Whenever somebody says or does something he doesn't like or agree with he threatens to "throw them on the railway tracks" or "set them on fire".
He also seems a very "angry" child and his face contorts into rage and he clenches his fists and screams over the most trivial things, like when being told to clean his teeth or tidy his toys away.
Obviously this list of things is troubling... Are these the kind of things he's likely to grow out of, or are they the sign of something more serious?
A relative has suggested I get him tested for ADHD. Also concerned as my cousin's son is autistic and some people have suggested it could run in families (I don't know if that's true or not).
Any advice?