Anyone elses kids really hard work during term time?!

[LingDiLong]

I think I'd wiped from my memory how badly behaved DS (age 7) can be during term time. He was so well behaved over the summer holidays, I hardly had to raise my voice to him. And if he was naughty it was high spirited stuff where he was just getting carried away being a 7 year old really.

After school and today he has been really difficult. Moody, unreasonable, stropping about EVERYTHING. We've had a couple of tantrums this morning. He is enthusiastic about school, was looking forward to going back, he loves his new teacher and has plenty of friends so why, why, why does it has this effect on him?! We get him to bed early, he's having plenty of sleep and isn't bombarded with after school activities.

Does anyone else have a similar problem with their DC?!

Maybe it is just too much for him, even though he enjoys it?

I mean to say, most kids enjoy birthday parties, but can be pretty fraught when they come home from one. And you wouldn't send your child to parties six hours a day, five days a week.

If anything it's the other way round with mine, particularly towards the end of the holidays. They've had enough of each other by that point and fight like cat and dog.

Mine are 5 and 10 and are only like it during term time, I think they try so hard at school and wear themselves out so by the time we've got home they are tired, stroppy and horrible I haven't found anything that helps.

Mine is fine over term time, but hellish in the holidays! Kids, eh?

Mine too. 5.5

I think you're right Saracen and Bramwell, I guess it's just too much for him - the stimulation, the effort to behave. My sympathies to those of you who have the opposite problem!

Is he dehydrated?

It's not easy for kids in school, there is usually heating on, and with so many kids in one place it can be quite hot.

There are usually long queues for loos and often kids don't drink any water on their breaks so they won't have to 'go'. But they end up awfully stressed out without water.

Of course they can't drink during class when they might be thirsty as its not allowed in most schools.

That's a very good point Venus, he could well be. I struggle to get him to drink much. His lunch bottle comes home almost full. He is allowed a water bottle in class and I encourage (nag!) him to drink but I doubt he does.

Yes, my 8 year old dd is like this. She does well at school but I think the school environment stresses her out and she can be quite difficult at home.