Hormonal almost 7yr old?? Anyone else?

ognum

I to was thinking that a GP visit to exclude Precocious Puberty may be needed

Bloomin_Freezing2

Hubby is home from work early on fri, i'll see if I can get an appointment for then. Thanks everyone again. x

Lara44

I wondered if sports or exercise would be a good thing to do together in your one-to-one time? It might be a good way to let her run off her frustration and also the de-stressing nature of exercise might be beneficial. (Although she may be super-active already!)

peachyprice

Nicki wrote: »

Yes I'd take her to GP to be checked for precocious puberty. I think breast buds and pubic hair before the age of about 8 is a sign and it should be checked out. You'll probably be referred to an endocrinologist for a second opinion. My DD is 11 and only just showing these signs BTW and we were advised first period usually arrives about a year after breast buds start to sprout.

^^^^^ This.

Six really is too young for 'normal' puberty to be kicking in, especially as you say she's lean, if she were overweight perhaps, but I'd certainly be concerned.

Carl31

We had almost the same problem with my eldest step daughter, same age, completely off the hook, punching screaming 'possessed' behaviour.
It transpired she was being 'bullied' at school, im not sure 'bullied' was the word for it, basically it was a mix of things, she had trouble understanding her school work, really struggled, and struggled with relationships. I think she misinterpreted her friends behaviour at times. This all lead to frustration, and claims of everyone bullying her and being horrible, so we moved her to a better school.
Within weeks we were informed she was dyslexic and did we know? We didn't, the previous school had not picked it up. She got extra help and the tantrums vanished. She still has problems, but the 'possessed' thing went away, i think she now realises her frustrations are not necessarily her fault. She has her moments though
Im not saying your child is dyslexic, but maybe theres something at school they don't understand making them frustrated?

mishkanorman

My 7 year old son is having a few more strops than normal, BUT he is in year 2 at infant school and in the past few weeks alone he has had SAT's + the practice SATS, transfer to junior school (which involves trips over there and meeting new teachers) and the change in the weather which means bedtime, which used to be when it was dark, is now getting later and later,

OP, if your daughter is a similar age could she be getting stressed about any of these things too ?

JC9297

The moodiness may be being triggered by something other than hormones, but like others have said I would take her to the doctors about the physical changes even if there had been no angry behaviour.
Yes, puberty is happening earlier than in previous generations, but not as early as six. I work in year 3, so 7 and 8 year olds, and whilst some heavier children can look like they have small breasts that is actually fat rather than breast buds, and pubic/underarm hair would definitely be unusual at that age.

mrs_sparrow

A lot of children are also very tired, but not in the needing sleep way of being tired - IYSWIM. We are 4 weeks away from school finishing for the summer (less if you are in Scotland) - my kids REALLY need the break and get extra grumpy this time of year.

Usual routines are changed in favour of things like sports day, concerts, day trips and other end of term stuff they are cramming in - it is disruptive for the children - more so the younger children - and inevitably they bring the tantrums home with them as they feel more themselves there and they can let the anger out. It is how you deal with it that is the key, especially if she is being aggressive to her siblings

We send my daughter to her room and tell her when she wants to be civil, she can come and join us. She has been having tantrums as you describe for as long as I can remember - you just get used to them.

If I speak to the other mums in the playground they all say the same thing.

Abbafan1972

I could have written this thread. My oldest DD is 10 now, but when she was about 7 or 8, she was really stroppy all the time and tearful too. I put that down to hormones, but she didn't have any of the physical changes (she does now though!).

Candy53

Hi,

As she is having these physical changes, and from what sounds to be quite severe mood swings, I should take her to see your GP.

It will be uncomfortable and worring for her perhaps being like this, as she did say to you that she didn't know why she felt angry.

The GP, or the Endo will most likely take some hormone tests.

Candy