So, I'm wondering if anyone else's DC are moody. "Moody" is the only word I can come up with to describe it. Sometimes, DS9's mood changes so frequently during the day that DH and I are left just scratching our heads in confusion.
I don't know if it's just normal, normal for him, or something worth mentioning to the doctor. He doesn't have extreme mood swings, but rather it seems that it's more 'in the moment'. As an example, if he's excited and ready to go out and play and no one can come out, he gets grumpy. Obviously, we see that for what it is, but do other kids respond this way, too? In this example, he may or may not find something else to do, but more often than not he'll express himself by becoming testy and ornery, instead of just waiting it out.
One would think that when someone was able to play and came to get DS, that would be the end of it - he'd go out and play. And sometimes, that's exactly what happens. But then there are times that it's like he gets comfortable being a grouch and just stays on that track for awhile. He's got a knack for getting himself into trouble when he chooses this path and we keep trying to help him see that, to a large degree, these (his mood and actions) are choices for which he has control.
Of course, we don't know what goes on all the time with other kids, but it sure doesn't seem as if they're as moody as DS. Or maybe we're just hypersensitive to it, because it's tough to deal with, not understanding why it happens for (seemingly) minor reasons. Trying to get DS to think/talk about why he's feeling a particular way isn't successful until he's good and ready. He keeps things pretty close to the vest and only shares in his own time....so we're stuck just waiting for the mood to strike him - no pun intended.
Thoughts?
