Are all 5-year-olds annoying as hell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The interrupting thing is something that his parents should have cut off long ago. My 3 year old does it all the time (says "Let's talk one at a time!" and then cuts off the adult talking to talk). We constantly correct him and tell him that he needs to wait his turn. He has been doing it less, although it has not stopped.

So your kid does the same thing but you assume he will stop by the time he's five? Good luck with that.

[Anonymous]

Hi. I have to deal with a five year old every day. HE IS REALLY ANNOYING!!! He constantly asks me if I want to come outside. He always bothers my friends and interrupts us. He stole my friends scooter for a month. He threw a rock at my knee that broke and stole 3 Snapple's from my friends garage. We can't deal with him. So yeah 5 year olds r annoying

[Anonymous]

this post is from 2012...

[Anonymous]

I think you’re being a tad judgemental and it is exactly what’s wrong with society today. So what if one child seems a little more in need of attention? Is it your place to judge this innocent child or their parents? This is not okay in myg opinion and I should only hope your children don’t need a little extra attention here and there

[Anonymous]

I think you’re being a tad judgemental and it is exactly what’s wrong with society today. So what if one child seems a little more in need of attention? Is it your place to judge this innocent child or their parents? This is not okay in myg opinion and I should only hope your children don’t need a little extra attention here and there

What in God's name made you resurrect a 8 year old post to say this?

[Anonymous]

I have two daughters. One is competitive still at age 10; the other interrupts at age 5 but is otherwise delightful. I think the former is personality but that the latter is more likely a phase. Some of the 5yo’s classmates are annoying but not in the way you describe; most are adorable.

[Anonymous]

The OP’s child is now 13 years old.

[Anonymous]

My 5 year old DD is not an only child. She does interrupt and talks all the time which I find very annoying and I am trying to change this behavior. She listens when we read (as opposed to my 3 year old) and is happy to share the attention and compliments (unless she absoloutely has something to say). She is super smart and behaves like a grown up a lot... I think 5 is a great age and much less annoying than 3 over all

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The OP’s child is now 13 years old.

The least the OP can do is come back and tell us if the kid grew out of it.

Why do people bring back such old threads anyway?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:His parents, since they don't have any other kids, probably aren't used to how he responds to being in a situation where there are other kids.

I happen to find many children annoying- my own included. But if things he does bother you, you can speak up to him personally. Like when my 10 year old nephew says stuff about the littler kids, I wouldn't hesitate to say, "You know, these guys are little, so their drawings are pretty nice for being only 2 and 3 years old, don't you think? And you don't want them to think that you don't think they're doing a good job."

And as for this interrupting thing should have been nipped in the bud- good freaking luck with that. I'm a high school teacher. At a *good* school. Do you know how many times daily my supposedly well-bred students interrupt me while I'm talking to another adult? I feel like I'm talking to my three year old: "X, do you see that I'm talking to another teacher right now? Please have a seat and talk to me when I'm finished." I'm talking 3x daily from 16 year olds.

OT, but I hate the expression "nipped in the bud" with respect to children's behavior. That's just not how it works. I've been telling my kid not to interrupt since she was old enough to talk. She still does it sometimes. So do many adults! There's no magic formula for this stuff. So much of it is repetition, and I'm talking for years, not for days or even weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The OP’s child is now 13 years old.

The least the OP can do is come back and tell us if the kid grew out of it.

Why do people bring back such old threads anyway?

Well, in my case, I googled 5 year olds annoying and this thread popped up. My daughter is irking my nerves today and lately, and I’m wondering if this is normal behavior or I’m doing something wrong. She’s an only so maybe that’s it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The OP’s child is now 13 years old.

The least the OP can do is come back and tell us if the kid grew out of it.

Why do people bring back such old threads anyway?

Well, in my case, I googled 5 year olds annoying and this thread popped up. My daughter is irking my nerves today and lately, and I’m wondering if this is normal behavior or I’m doing something wrong. She’s an only so maybe that’s it.

You're fine, there's obviously still conversation on the subject to be had. There's a little group here that thinks it makes them sound smart to rush into threads to post that it's old or whatever. Most of us just ignore that behavior and either post or move on.