Why does my 13 year old son get angry often?

Question

Why does my 13 year old son get angry often?

Answer 1

Because his hormones/testosterones are working. I think you need to talk to him. He is a teenager now. What you can do is, tell him to stop getting mad.

Answer 2

cause you p**s him off.

Answer 3

Homones, don't worry about it. I'm also 13 (i know a little weird) I get kinda snappy sometimes too... there's not much you can do tho.

Answer 4

because he's 13,

don't worry just keep telling yourself 5 more years.

Answer 5

I believe that most young teenagers, especially boys go through a period of intense anger.  It will dissipate over time so there is no need to worry, it's like that with everyone.  There are a lot of things changing for him, HE is changing.  It is kind of a scary thing at first, and what is the natural reaction to fear? Anger.  Hope this helped!

Answer 6

Most likely because he is 13 and going through puberty...His hormones are acting up causing him to have swaying and unsettled emotions...I'm just going 15 and I'm going through the same thing...People keep getting annoyed wih me or trying to settle me down and I usually don't understand why because I think I'm acting how I usually do...We don't realise how over-reactive we are about things...

Or it could be that he's just anti-social?

Answer 7

puberty!

Answer 8

his hormones are raging at this age. he may get out of control and say things that later he regrets. i am 14 so trust me. this is no excuse but there is a different way to handle a 13 year old than a 3 year old so. he just goin through a lot of changes. i know sometimes i get angry over little stuff but it's something all parents have to learn to deal with

Answer 9

I suppose there are no specific factors answerers should know about. If then it's probably just the age.

Answer 10

Its genetic

Answer 11

he hates you.

Answer 12

Hormones

Parents

Girls

Parents

Lack of object/money

School

Peers

Parents

You name it!

Answer 13

maybe something at school is happening... or maybe it could be hormones

Answer 14

hes 13...its called puberty.

Answer 15

Puberty and he was probably taught to get angry often.

Answer 16

Hormones, he's sick of living with the same people for 13 years, low tolerance level, easily aggravated, there could be a lot of reasons. Ask him, he's your son. Maybe he doesn't even realize it.

Answer 17

Could be a lot of different reasons.  When I truned 13, or there abouts, the same thing happened to me and I, God forgive me, often took my anger out on my mother.  She was somewhat fussy and overprotective of me as a child and I blamed everything on her.  I think the bottom line for me was that I was very emotinally insecure and felt as if I didn't belong or measure up around my teenage peers.  I had an exaggerated sense of inferiority even for a teenager especially when it came to approaching girls that I found pretty or cute and wanted to develop a relationship with.  I was always trying to compensate for these feelings of shame and embarrasement about the way I was in unhealthy and destructive ways.  It didn't help matters that I was picked on a lot because I was very short in stature.  God gave me a great smile and a wonderful sense of humor that enabled me to survive these painful years until I could develop a better sense of self-esteem and mature more emotionally.  

Hopefully your son will find someone he feels comfortable around that he can open up to and resolve some of these anger/shame based issues.  I had wonderful parents but was embarrassed to talk straight forwardly to them about my problems.

Yep, it wasn't easy being a teenager and now at 51, it sucks getting old.  (lol, as the younger ones say that do a lot of text-messaging)  

Answer 18

Teens often dont know how to communicate properly and the frustration comes out as anger.

Answer 19

This is the time when he thinks he is better he knows what he is doing but also he can feel a little uneasy and doesn't feel good about him self. Why don't you try spending more time with him talk to him about whats bothering him and try not to push it because then it will bother him. Just let him know your there to listen thats whta counts the most.

Answer 20

Ok, without more info I'll generalize.

Two possible reasons, one he's thirteen which means his hormones are raging out of control and two much like a child reacts to most situations by crying some children and adults get frustrated and act out by showing anger.

Solution: Try getting him to talk to you, sit him down and say,"OK, I 'm listening,what's wrong"?

This may take a little time because if he has practiced this bad behavior often, it will take him a while to see that this new way is better.

Three words, Fair , Firm, And Consistent.