I’m a mum of a 13yr old and I just don’t know if he is normal or not? He’s such a strange boy and I don’t know if it’s because of something I’ve done, or if he needs help.
‘He’s so overly emotional, he cries if he doesn’t get his own way, he lashes out and gets angry a lot. Hitting objects and breaking things. Just this moment (what triggered me to ask for help) me and his dad are laid in bed, he’s on his Xbox in his room and a really loud banging comes from outside our room. Sounds like someone is hammering on the front door; but it’s coming from the sons room. I’ve gone in to ask what the bang was, he’s punched his desk several times. I asked him why and he does know. Asked him if he was angry or frustrated, he says no, I asked him over and over why he was banging on his furniture so hard and he just says ‘I don’t know’. I’ve told him that I need to know why he’s punching things or he’s coming off his Xbox and he’s started to cry. I just don’t know what to say. Why does someone sit in the room punching things for no reason. He does it a lot. He torments his sister a lot, he acts really childish, like he’s 5 not 13. He always steals his sisters things but refuses to even let her in his room. He steals food and tries to hide it. He’s stolen money and lied about it. He lies all the time. And every time I ask him why, he doesn’t know. He never seems to do as he’s told. Simple tasks to him he just can’t seem to stick with. He has 2 rules in this house, keep your room tidy and make your bed. He does neither. He doesn’t shower, he doesn’t brush his teeth. He’s just so difficult and I do t know if Is this something I need to be concerned about, because right now, I am. There seems to be something not right to me. But I don’t have anything else to go on. Someone please help. Because I feel like this is getting worse.