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Need help with my 5 year old tantrums

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Mumt02 · 17/12/2023 19:13

I need help 😩 my nearly 5 year old is awful at the moment!

So basically we cannot go a day without the biggest tantrum ever over absolutely nothing!

It could be because we have to walk home from school instead of going in the car (it’s a10-15 min walk and if the weather is ok we walk).

So he will literally scream, throw himself on the floor, just absolutely refuse to walk so I end up taking his arm and making him walk to which he screams and hits me. He throws things at me, he says he doesn’t like me, he doesn’t want to talk to me anymore, leave him alone etc. when I try and tell him off he smirks at me or laughs, he stops in the middle of the street and refuses to walk when I walk to get him he runs the opposite way.

I don’t even think it’s coming across how bad he actually is.

Today he’s been that bad since coming home from a. Day out I’ve taken his pad, the tv and the PlayStation away.

But once he gets them back he’ll do it again. These tantrums happen every single day! Honestly looks to other people I can’t control my child as he doesn’t listen to a word I say, I have to repeat myself 5 times to get him to listen!

What do I do? I’m in tears daily, I really don’t know what to do with him anymore!

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TeddyBeans · 17/12/2023 19:16

Might be obvious but have you/school questioned whether he's got autism? My 5yo can have some tremendous tantrums and he's just been accepted onto the ASD waiting list

Flangeosaurus · 17/12/2023 19:19

Just started school? I hadn’t anticipated how utterly exhausted mine would be coming up to Christmas in reception. His behaviour was fully appalling but he was just completely and utterly knackered, coupled with the excitement of Christmas and he just couldn’t cope. Quieten everything down, cancel some activities, early bedtimes and stick to a gentle routine. Make sure he has a proper rest over Christmas, don’t fill every day up.

muddymudwater · 17/12/2023 19:19

Yes, as above.

Are there patterns to what causes the tantrums. The example you give would seem to suggest an unexpected change to his routine triggered it, which would fit with ND.

Is he getting overwhelmed on days out?

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