Hi there,
Just looking for a bit of info/advice.....
My recently turned 7 year old has always been very happy, outgoing, sociable DD hasn't been herself for the last while.
Without sounding like I'm bragging she's always been such a brilliant kid - obviously the odd tantrum etc but on the whole I've had it pretty easy
She seems to be going through a phase (really hoping it's a phase) where she's either bursting into tears over the tiniest thing or completely losing it and getting really angry....literally I've nothing. There also seems to be a lot of arguing and tit for tat between her class mates, fall outs & general bitchiness that never existed before.
She's definitely not innocent but from chatting to other mums it seems a lot of them are going through similar phases and I was reading that this can be quite common at this age and is referred to as adrenarche.
After reading up in this it also makes a lot of sense as she's also recently become more self conscious & sensitive, thinking she's rubbish at everything, low confidence etc. Also a few weeks ago i had to buy her deodorant for the first time after noticing a very slight smell after gym class.
As much as I can find info on the science what is happening to her body. What I'm struggling with is:
- now that i feel I understand her behaviour and mood swings, I'm taking it less personally but any advice on how to handle it and help her deal with what is going on?
And
- how long does the phase usually last? (Please tell me it's not like this from now til she's a teenager!)
TIA