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What Age Does Attitude Start?

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At what age do children start to get.... Okay Ill describe the behaviours.

Argumentative

Eat everything

Cocky

Rude?

Self assertive?

Because my stepson is starting to show these behaviours and I am wondering whether it is his age and whether or not it will carry on for a while now? (the age of my stepson is irrelevant to this question so don't ask.)

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  1. i would say as soon as the word teen is put behind the number


  2. It starts at the age of two for most babies then they realise what they are doing wrong and stop. They start again as soon as they go into their teenage years. It's because of their hormones. It happens natrally so just try and rise above it. He'll learn. Eventually.

  3. from about six months i reckon

  4. They start at 18 months and go on till their 25 years.

  5. actually age is the whole reason 4 these qualitites so it is quite relevant. if hes between 10-15 then its age.

  6. I think around 15.

    At that age they start to assume they know more than you do.

  7. from birth, it is all part of growing

  8. at birth

  9. Birth! Lol....Each child is different, as you well know. And if you're starting to notice these things, he's likely started, since he's you're stepson, it's even more likely that you're noticing them. There's no hard and fast age. My one nephew started at 4, my other at 10 and my best friends daughter not until she was 13.

  10. I think that if kids are raised to have attitude then they will have it from a young age.

    The most heartbreaking thing I ever saw was a 5(ish) year old girl telling a lady in a shop to f**k off.  To which the mum said 'that's my girl'

    I don't know when you came on the scene, it could just be his reaction to you.  Additionally you have no idea what the mother is saying in your absence - she may have taken a dislike to you - just because you are with her ex, and she may be poisoning his mind against you.  

    Good luck with him

    xx

  11. around age 2. when they can talk and they see they can disagree...the war is on !!!

  12. well with my sister it started at the age of 10 and now shes 12 and nowhere near ofer it it will probably last until she is about 16-20 so we still hae a long time to go

  13. I'd say from around the age of 6 months up to the point of leaving home.

  14. If You want to know how long it will carry on, then the age of the kid is entirely relevant.

    Edit: It's almost as though You are ashamed of something.

  15. At the age of ten mine started with some attitude by the age of 12 it was full blown he was an adult and he ruled the worked sort of thing we just let him get on with his own thing but he knows the limits and what it will cost him if he over steps the mark

  16. It can start at any age, or that may be his personality. But as far as self assertive, that is a quality that every person should have.

  17. i have a boy and a girl in my experiance they started to be rude and cocky etc since they could do things for themselves ie walk talk so i would say between 2 and three years old this will last at least until they are adults it is just them seeing how far they can push and control.

  18. My daughter has had attitude since she was 2 years old and she is 6 now ,

    my 15 year old has major attitude

  19. pretty much when teenage years/puberty starts.

  20. From day one and it is likely to last a lifetime.

  21. My friends son has just started this type of behaviour and he is 11 , it depends on the individual as my son was about 10. Its the Kevin and Perry syndrome.Maybe he is reacting to your attitude.

  22. 6th grade, its the start of middle school, dating, school trouble and hormones

  23. beginning of puberty when he begins to get homonal. If hes younger that that prehaps somthing is upsettting him like hes beeing leftout in his friend group :(  try getting his dad to talk to him

    i hope this helps good luck :)

  24. I mostly see it starting around age 8-9 for girls, and 11-12 for boys, although it can start earlier or simply not show up in some kids.

    The worst for boys seems to be about 14-15 for the boys, tapering off around 16-17. It mostly seems to be testosterone-related, and generally it's at the worst when it's their father in the confrontation (more testosterone, a male challenge factor).

    I haven't seen too much attitude from my daughter... yet, but every once in a while I see a sign it's there and most of her friends are in full attitude mode.

  25. Nothing wrong with what Stingray said,Surely you can answer this yourself as you seem to possess an attitude,maybe he only acts like that around you!!!

  26. by 2yo. thats when they do it uncontrollably and learn right from wrong. it returns by early tweenhood. alot depends on how it was dealt with as a toddler :)

  27. After the terrible two's, at about 4 yrs old, she started being good. BUT when she hit 8 yrs old, she turned into Damien from the Omen. Now i know why, she has just started puberty ( she's 10 now ) and at the moment, she's not too bad. She lets her gob go sometimes but nothing major.

  28. when my 8yr old was 4 i got a new partner and she became really rude and cocky apparently the cockiness was her trying to be funny and show off to him

    now she is 8 we still argue but not that much

    but im dreading when she hits puberty :(

  29. Ha ha - It starts and then it never ends.

    As soon as they talk......They talk back to you.

    Nothing that a lot of loving discipline can't help control.

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