Hi everyone!

My eldest son has just turned 7. He has been an angry child since the day he was born. He is very bright and intellectual but emotionally, just not up there with other children. He is very sensitive, even sometimes shy, but so angry.

My mum is a daycare mum and has read practically everything on challenging behaviour and how to deal with it. She and I together have tried everything. Some things seem to work for a week or two then he's back to what he was. He has been getting into trouble at school for tantrums and punching other boys.

I don't know what to do

We've tried gluten free diet, smacking, not smacking, time out, removing toys and privelleges etc....Nothing helps!!

If anybody out there has any ideas, please, please, please, reply to this thread.

We are going mad! He is a beautiful boy, so loving and affectionate but as soon as something doesn't go his way he sees red and loses it. He's being labelled at school already and I hate it!!

Our next step is to see a professional.....