10 Year Olds .... Attitude

Question

hey I have a 10 year old boy and for the last few months has been testing us big time ! Just wondering what is the "Normal " behaviour or some experiences 10 yr olds are like !! He has attitude, everything is about him :) School work has become poor.

He has 2 sisters and brother so its not a only child thing, but he is the eldest. He is a great kid and has good potential but just lately doesnt care ! He will not advise me of anything going on just says I dunno !!

Thanks in advance !

Answer 1

I have a 10 year old boy who acts the same way. Their bodies are changing and they don't know how to handle the change.  It will take time but just hang in there it will get better. It is just a phase it will pass. Good luck

Answer 2

there may be something going on at school look into it contact the school and ask how hes doing

Answer 3

your child will continue to "test" you.  show him consistency and love.  get rid of the TV and listen to him more often.  our lives are incredible busy and it's stressful on all family members.

Answer 4

I have a little brother that is that age and exhibiting those same behaviors. You can't really do anything. You just have stick to what you say. You can't try and discipline them by saying one thing and doing another. Hopefully, he grows out of that stage. If not, good luck! haha...

Answer 5

Easy solution is get him to be busier than he is. Clubs are a good way to stop the attitude problems. I have 3 sons and i had all of them play basketball and coach basketball and it teaches them about life and stops most of the teenage problems. If he doesn't like basketball then any sport will do or any club situation. If they are busy doing good they don't have time or energy to do bad things. Good luck you seem nice you will get through this because you care about your son.

Answer 6

welcome to my world.......lol

I have twin ten year old girls......lordy lordy attitude times ten, rolling eyes, hateful , ughhhhhhh but then sometimes they are the angels that i know is there  lol

best of luck

maybe there should be a p*****n support group for moms  lol

Answer 7

omg I'm so glad that someone asked this because I think it sounds very normal I have a 10 yr old boy who hates anything that doesn't work by a controller.Since his 10th birthday I have become his #1 enemy he has gotten to the point where I wish I believed in spanking, unfortunately he is the same height as I am so discipline is very difficult. I think that those of us out there who have 10 yr olds can put alot of the attitude on hormone's then. I guess what I'm trying to remember is to keep a bridge between us so that he can cross over and let me know what goes on in his life.I spend alot of time biting my tongue so that he doesn't feel like I'm criticizing him. I always repeat I LOVE YOU to him till he says it back, most of the time he smiles and walks away with pink cheeks.So my best advice is to open a line and try to keep it open even when you don't want to hear what has to be said.

Answer 8

puberty and hormones

Answer 9

He is probablyt acting normal for the age, but that is not what he really needs. You may find that something has happened that he doesn't want to talk about, or is having a hard time adjusting to a change around him.You have to find out why he doesn't care and find a way to get him to be part of things in the family.Don't just let it be, find a way to reach him now, even counceling if available. Good luck.

Answer 10

It could be a normal thing. Someday, when the two of you are alone, ask him how things are going. Tell him that you appreciate what a good kid he and how stressful it can be to be the oldest of four children.  Then ask him how things are going. See if he tells you.

Answer 11

teens aren't always bad. we are just ppl like you. in fact, you were once one of us. Normal behavior for a 10 year old boy should be respect and obedience. That's actual perfect behavior. Normal behavior is the same as normal behavior for anyone else. We all have our bad days and our good days. If he doesn't care, encourage him to do better. He also doesn't have to do tell you anything if he doesn't want to, but you should talk to him first because you're the parent. Again, I'm a teen, so I'm not experienced.