It is fair to say that Isaac had a fairly shaky year at school last year. He had an amazing teacher who was brilliant with him and finally seemed to settle in the summer term.
I was worried a new teacher may unsettle him again this year, but September came and went with an award for respect and numerous stickers for great work. Everyone commented on how much he had grown up over the summer and he was proud as punch for his achievements.
The last week something has changed and I can’t put my finger on it.
He has been moody and refusing to do as he is told at home, but I just assumed he would continue to behave at school. It has now come to light that he has been misbehaving at school too.
Some days he is brilliant, but other days a red mist just seems to descend and he ignores even the most basic of instructions. Over the weekend he sat down with his Daddy to do he homework and either gave silly answers or screamed and flounced off in a strop. We didn’t push it and the next day he sat down and breezed through his homework with no issue.
There was an incident, which the school has dealt with, this week where he was hit by another boy. Isaac subsequently broke his glasses in retaliation which makes me wonder if he is being picked on because of his small stature.
The only other thing that has changed is the weather.
My outdoor loving boy was brilliantly behaved all summer long, but now the nights are drawing in and the mornings are dark he is more moody than ever. Is it even possible for children to suffer from SAD?
We still go out and about, although we are restricted by school, plus he does football and swimming after school two days a week.
Does the weather affect your child’s behaviour?
I would ask him, in a quiet, safe, environment, if there are any secrets and worries he wants to get off his chest. He may be being picked on, he may be worried about something completely different, his friends may not be playing with him. Has anything changed at home, in his activities? Give him time to answer you, reassure him that secrets and worries can be handled, and can be told at any time.
It could be that he is bored, if he isn’t being stretched enough at they find ways to get into trouble!
The weather used to wind my younger one up, if it was wet or windy.
Good Luck.
Thank you. I’ve tried talking to him and he said nothing was up but I will try again!
Maybe you could get a teacher or teachers assistant to keep an eye on him especially in the playground to see if he is being bullied, or maybe he is finding the work hard and needs extra help.
I think the weather does affect peoples behaviour. I hope you get to the bottom of the problem, it can be awfully worrying when your child is not happy.
I am a big believer that the weather affects my children behaviour. I really hope you get to the bottom of what is going on
My son has been very moody and angry all week and said some very hurtful things to us. After a gentle chat it turns out that he is upset that his friendship group has increased form 2 to 3 and he is feeling very insecure. Could it be a friendship issue?
It’s really hard when something seems to be wrong, but they tell you nothing is. Perhaps it’s a number of small things adding up? Have the school been of any help? I really hope it improves. And I’m sure weather can affect all our behaviour, to be honest. In the office, everyone’s been moaning about the rain….
I don’t think it’s unusual to have spells like this, as long as they don’t persist. Kids get really exhausted by half term and generally get a bit like that, but you know him best and I think a meeting with his teacher would be a good next step?
My son had a mad morning at nursery this week which we couldn’t work out. The teacher said it could have been due the fact they didn’t play outside that day due to the rain.
I think that children can change and often do. Sometimes it could be lack of sleep or something small that is bothering them. Oh and I think the moon affects my boys!
I am sorry that I have no advice. I am sure it is a phase and that his normal self with resurface soon x
bless him…. one of mine suddenly started not wanting to go to rainbows… took me weeks to find out someone had hit her there… I’d ask the school to keep an eye on him
Sounds like something might be up with his friends. Maybe there is some picking and even bullying going on. At least, that is how my son reacts when he’s having trouble with his classmates.
So much can happen and it’s really difficult to pin point. I hope it comes to ligh for you soon. x
I have a bit of a problem when weather isn’t great. Sometimes I can go thorugh the day with no issue and sometimes (especially when it’s very gloomy outside!) I can be angry at smallest things :/ It annoys me sometimes when I cannot control it.
The weather effects all our moods I think, being cooped up is the worst!! x
Oh poor him, that really touched me that he broke his glasses – he was obviously feeling so frustrated. I hope you get to the bottom of it.
We find our boys are much better when outside too and it had a large impact on the school we wanted. I hope he isn’t being picked on and has started to be the carefree boy again.