I was guided to this site by a friend...and am hoping to find some sort of ideas as to why I'm going through what I'm going through...
I have a 4 year old who seems to have anxiety attacks, well I think they are anxiety attacks, when he walks into a room of people he seems to want to turn around and run off,even if he knows them, he won't play in the Mcdonalds play area or park due to other kids around .. he also seems to have other issues as well such as if someone touches anything food or drink wise he won't take it.. "Only cause someone touched it"
In the house he'll yell "MOM" and waits for me to respond and than say's nothing "I love you" trying to be sweet and all, he's really checking to see if I'm still here,,
when he gets angry over a "no" or he didn't get it he ends up throwing such a fit, screaming loud, crying loud, and when we threaten to take him to his room he freaks even more, it's like he was or is two all over again "only on his fits he throws".. it's super hard to explain... he started this about 4 months ago and prior to this he was the one who would play with kids in the play ground, stay the night at Grandmas, able to leave the house and say goodbye instead of "only if you go mom" .. he's getting somewhat better, but everytime I mention kids, school etc..he tells me he's not ready to talk about it.
This little 4 year old is so smart that it's actually kind of scary.. he knows his way around town to a certain point, he writes his name, knows colors such as "Sky Blue" on crayola crayons...it's his emotions is where we are having issues,along with anxiety... when he was born he was colicky, than became a high maitnence child and now this...
any ideas or what I may be able to do, all the doctor is saying is counseling... I'm afraid if we did that, he's so smart that when he starts going to school, is he going to feel like a looser knowing he went to counseling.... ughhh this is hard, it's like my life is slowly being sucked away... my other 3 kids never had these kind of issues!
Thanks so much
I have a 4 year old who seems to have anxiety attacks, well I think they are anxiety attacks, when he walks into a room of people he seems to want to turn around and run off,even if he knows them, he won't play in the Mcdonalds play area or park due to other kids around .. he also seems to have other issues as well such as if someone touches anything food or drink wise he won't take it.. "Only cause someone touched it"
In the house he'll yell "MOM" and waits for me to respond and than say's nothing "I love you" trying to be sweet and all, he's really checking to see if I'm still here,,
when he gets angry over a "no" or he didn't get it he ends up throwing such a fit, screaming loud, crying loud, and when we threaten to take him to his room he freaks even more, it's like he was or is two all over again "only on his fits he throws".. it's super hard to explain... he started this about 4 months ago and prior to this he was the one who would play with kids in the play ground, stay the night at Grandmas, able to leave the house and say goodbye instead of "only if you go mom" .. he's getting somewhat better, but everytime I mention kids, school etc..he tells me he's not ready to talk about it.
This little 4 year old is so smart that it's actually kind of scary.. he knows his way around town to a certain point, he writes his name, knows colors such as "Sky Blue" on crayola crayons...it's his emotions is where we are having issues,along with anxiety... when he was born he was colicky, than became a high maitnence child and now this...
any ideas or what I may be able to do, all the doctor is saying is counseling... I'm afraid if we did that, he's so smart that when he starts going to school, is he going to feel like a looser knowing he went to counseling.... ughhh this is hard, it's like my life is slowly being sucked away... my other 3 kids never had these kind of issues!
Thanks so much