@innerworldtherapy: What People get WRONG about 5.5 Year Olds: a series where I explain tricky behaviors at each age with child development psychology! 5.5 year olds are TOUGH. They are oppositional towards adults and peers, they engage in quite a bit of tattling and lying, they are very restless with so much energy which makes them exhausted and cranky, and the hardest part is that they notice all of this turmoil and they can develop new or bring back old anxious habits like nail biting or hair pulling. Poor buddies. They are just trying their best. Stick around because 6 is considered the peak of this disequilibrium… #mindfulparenting #preschooler #childdevelopment #childpsychology #kindergarten
My 5 1/2 year old has reverted back to whining nonstop like a toddler and she is now suddenly helpless and can't do anything herself so that's been fun 🙄
2026-07-28 07:11:01
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MM :
My 5 1/2 yo says things like “no one loves me” and “I’m a bad kid” when he is corrected. These are never things that have been said to him! Is this normal?
2026-07-28 14:03:20
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🖤 :
my 5 year old tells me how to drive ......
2026-07-29 15:40:37
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Nicolette 📚✨ :
Wow this comment section had made me feel less alone. My 5.5 year old has always been the sweetest kindest boy ever and now we’re struggling with behaviors. Talking back, telling me no, anxiety, just constant non stop.
2026-07-28 16:07:27
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RenWhite11 :
As a kindergarten teacher and the demands our education system has on these babies I wish they could start kindergarten at 6. Kindergarten really is the new 1st grade and I always notice 5 and 5.5 year olds struggle so much because the learning expected of them just is not developmentally appropriate for them :((
2026-07-28 02:44:08
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KG💕 :
Every. Single. Thing. Is. Drama. And lying. And screaming.
2026-07-28 15:54:54
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Courtney Fabionar Henderson :
My 5 year old consistently repeats himself if we don’t respond instantly and it can be exhausting
2026-08-19 19:01:51
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onpaperwings :
Is increased picky eating part of this, typically? My son ate everything as a baby, had a normal uptick in pickiness as a toddler, but is now turning down things that were long-held staples (even mac n cheese, and god forbid a nugget looks at him wrong 🙄) He barely eats lunch, even if it’s something he’ll eat at home. I’m at a loss!!
2026-07-28 15:51:14
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Rubby :
My 5.5yo boy has gotten sooo restless and talking back and challenging everything. attitude all the time and bitting nails like anxiety. a lot of push back and big emotions. I'm scared for him to start kindergarten next week 😰🥹
2026-07-28 15:45:41
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Shannon N Adams :
my 5 year old says i don’t love her when i fuss at her … i want to cry everytime
2026-07-29 02:38:44
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brenleygrant :
i teach pre-k and our kids have been LYING 😫 i'm exhausted lmao
2026-07-30 03:27:15
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Peter :
My 5.5 yr old son keeps saying "u dont love me, u keep making me cry."
2026-07-28 20:21:06
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Sydney Taylor :
im very much over 5 1/2. the attitude and the separation anxiety is going to be the death of me 🥴
2026-07-29 21:46:38
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JillRuns95 :
Hmmm this really makes sense as a kinder teacher. We’re all tired man 😴
2026-08-18 16:23:05
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Jay :
My 5.5 year old is suddenly scared of EVERYTHING.
2026-07-30 07:18:20
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✨ Your Unfiltered Bestie ✨ :
If I didn’t know better I would have thought you met my daughter…perfectly explained!
2026-07-28 01:47:24
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stfaniaaaaa :
5.5 is so rough now, the transition to kinder … ugh she has an attitude!!! Helppppp!!
2026-09-02 03:37:23
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__Bianca_Bannink_541625 :
I wish kindergarten standards were play based instead of the new first grade
2026-07-29 23:40:59
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addyleneee :
At 5.5 years old my child started recognizing nervousness, she became to anxious around new activities or trying things they hadn’t done in a while. Their 3 months away from 6 and it’s slowly gotten better
2026-08-16 16:48:31
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Jackie :
Ok. Now tell me why mine knows all the sounds and letters but refuses to put them together to read 😒😩
2026-07-28 14:47:53
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Lumen :
Please tell me about six. My son just turned 6 and we have had some of our hardest days ever with him. It’s like he switched personalities.
2026-07-28 03:34:57
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Olivialoudance :
My 5.5 year old is chewing everything. It’s feels bigger than just biting nails.. chews shirts, straws, - doesn’t seem to realize it’s in his mouth- picks at scabs obsessively, and mindlessly pulls and picks things- pulled a pillow apart from 1 small strand. Is this normal or something I should look into?
2026-07-29 03:02:19
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Jszneedra :
5 1/2 year olds are Covid lockdown babies so there’s that as well
2026-07-29 05:32:22
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Lillet :
My 5 yr old will be 6 in a couple months and he clearly has anxiety in social settings but it comes out as doing weird ass things like be gross or rude to be funny and get attention and see what he can get away with. He starts kindergarten in August and my anxiety is through the roof ugh
2026-07-28 06:02:19
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Katrina :
What about lying starting at this age?
2026-07-28 16:27:07
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