Angry reactive chid

[base3ballmama]

I am seeking advice to help my 6 year old who has become very angry and reactive. we had a great day and then all of a sudden he says his brothers are ruining is life. Baseball is ruining his life. We are about to go back to school and I just don't know what to do. Anybody please help me.

[shekaniah]

Watch his diet, try to stay away from too much white flour and white sugar, If he likes trail mix or mixed nuts, the essential fatty acids are great for helping your mood. Not sleeping soundly will cause moodiness too. I will also pray if their is something he is axnious about, that he will find away to tell you. Then it can be addressed through prayer. (My son acts out in anger when something is bugging him.)
I hope this helps, God Bless

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If it can help Bipolar disorder, just think of what it could do for your son. It may take a few days to start noticing a change in mood.

[Muskokaman]

Originally Posted by base3ballmama

I am seeking advice to help my 6 year old who has become very angry and reactive. we had a great day and then all of a sudden he says his brothers are ruining is life. Baseball is ruining his life. We are about to go back to school and I just don't know what to do. Anybody please help me.

sometimes competitive natures in young boys can make them aggressive especially if their trying to keep up to an older brother because they desire to be as good as those around them whom as they percieve it are better than they are at something so they put so much more fervor in to what they do to achieve the same goals others take for granted. However if their goals aren't met or they recieve "a ribbing" from their peers it will often come out as misplaced anger and aggression. Kind of normal actually. Help him understand that he is as good as any and give him a sense of self assurance and see where this will take you. Hope this helps

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[pickles]

Is this sudden and new?
Or has this been a behavior patterd comng over time?
Diet will play a role, but there can be many reasons for this.
See if you can get some alone and quiet time with him, dont go asking right away, justlet Jesus guide you.
Children will act this way and the cause is far from what they will say.
Ill check back for your responce.

Hugs and God bless.
pickles

[Deadtosin]

everyone has such great advice, the only thing I would add is this. Children learn from their environment, look maybe at his coaches behavior, another childs behavior, some adult or child any adult or child do those words "this is ruining my life" sound familiar at all? movie? tv show ? anything?

[NodMyHeadLikeYeah]

Or maybe he really feels like their ruining his life, ask him why he thinks that

[AnandaHya]

pray over him and ask God what to do....

is it for attention? Is it for power and control over you and his situation? do you spoil him? do you neglect him?

are there bullies in the baseball team? do you pay more attention to one child over the other?

Did something drastically change in your life to make him more insecure and stress?

could he just be doing it because you give in and he knows he can control you by this kind of behavior?

do you discipline him or do you just allow him to do whatever makes him happy?

are you consist about enforcing rule and boundaries?

[Wonderland]

I agree with NodMyHeadLikeYeah. I've found that just acknowledging my daughter's feelings helps her to calm down (even if she still doesn't get her way in the end.)

For example: Screaming over having to go to bed
I say: "Please calm down and tell me what is wrong."
She says: "I'm scared of monsters." (Not what I expected--I thought she just didn't want to go to bed.)
I say: "Oh, I can see why you wouldn't want to go to bed if you are afraid of monsters. But you know the monsters are afraid of daddy and don't come here. And mommy will be right down the hall and will make sure you are safe."
She says: "Monsters are afraid of daddy" as she lays down to sleep.
Disaster averted.

Listening for underlying causes (without making assumptions) and validating those feelings is one of the most effective ways of helping a child put words to their emotions, and manage them.

Best wishes and be blessed.

[TheRealTruth]

In the name of Hamashiach command the spirit to be gone.

[needmesomejesus]

Originally Posted by TheRealTruth

In the name of Hamashiach command the spirit to be gone.

that was slightly weird i will say lol(:

[needmesomejesus]

Hmmm.... I don't have a kid but this child i babysat acted like that also. I noticed that he wasn't just saying it to get his way or for attention, but he truly felt ignored by his parents. Although his parents didn't mean to, the child felt like his younger brother was favored. Because he would ask something from his parents and they would say no and his brother would ask and would get it. Being that he's 6, if you can explain briefly your reason for doing things. It will really help.(:

[sloppy3]

I'd wager that the tantrums coincide with some foodstuff. Please dont take this the wrong way but when I visited my cousin in New York she fed her child the most disgusting sickly sugary, choclatey rubbish and was conpletely unable to make the connection between this and the hyperactive tantrums that always followed.

When the boy asked for milk, she would stir some chocolate syrup in !! I had never seen such a thing in my life.

I'm not saying we in the UK are perfect (far from it) but out dietary standard is immesurably healthier that the average american's.

Originally Posted by TheRealTruth

In the name of Hamashiach command the spirit to be gone.

but dude... what if ti is not a demon also hamashiach just means messiah or Christ and is not a name but a title you have to say yeshua ha mashiach