Hormones in 12 Year Old Boy

W. S.
I have a son that will be 16 yrs. old this year and when he was 12,he went through the same thing...You have to remember that their hormones are raging and just really starting to develop...It won't be long before his voice starts changing and everyone will make fun of him because he sounds funny,but it's all a part of life and he will hopefully get over it fast...My son found that staying busy doing things he liked to do and being with friends helped out alot...Try not to be real hard on him,but don't let him get away with things he shouldn't...They all go through the mood swings even girls...I have a daughter that will be 14 this July and man is she moody...If you have a boyfriend or a male friend,talk to him and let him know what is going on maybe he can help...Sometimes boys or kids period miss having the male figure in their life and maybe that will help out too...Good Luck and let me know how things are going...Feel free to e-mail me at ____@____.com anytime...

Both my boys began puberty at about 12. Their voices cracked and then deepened at the age of 12 and they both grew into that moody phase. They are now 13 and 14 and still very much moody. They spend a lot of time alone in their rooms too.

my son will be 19 thursday and when he was 11 he started with the mood swings and started doing bad in school.... not sure what to do cuz i messed up all over the place with him.... patience is one key.... didn't have much of that.... good luck.... sorry i wasn't more help but i do feel u

my son was 11 when he started going through puberty. He is soon to be 13. I can tell you that the mood swings rank rate up there with the girls. I also have a soon to be 16 year old daughter. My house is so full of hormones that on some days I feel like am going to go crazy. Just know that you are not alone. Anyone with kids our age is going through the same things.

Oh Honey - I see the hormone alien ship has flown over your house too. I swear they flew over sucked up my son at age 11 and left something else inside his body. I felt like I had lost my baby. He is now almost 14 and I still sit and cry. It is getting easier with him because now he seems to communicate more like a little adult instead of a child. For a long time I thought something was bad wrong becuase he would get so mad and then break out and tears and then he was mad again and then tears again. It was almost like a battle inside of him constantly and I stayed very worried.
I am a single mom too with 3 kids and he is my oldest - so don't feel alone I am right there with you. My son was the perfect student and never got into trouble until the 7th grade and it seems like everything went wrong. He got in a fight with his best friend at school, his grades dropped, he was rebellious. We are now nearing the end of the 8th grade and things are starting to level back out. His temper is calmer, his attitude, well let's just say it is that of a teenager - ARGHHHH! His voice is deeper but at least now we are back to having conversations. At 11, when all this started my baby was under 5 ft tall and 130 lbs. Now at almost 14, he is 5'7" and 130 lbs. We have the little mustache going on and we have a girlfriend.
Sweety just hang in there - Even though it is getting better - I'm being told that the hormone alien will not officially return my son to his body till he is about 22.

I have an 11 year old boy and our pediatrician said he is in the beginning phases of puberty. It's highly possible that that's what's going on. My son has those mood swings too. I tell him I understand that he feels alot of emotions right now, but I also make him abide by the rules and be respectful, other wise he may think he can behave in any manner because he has an "excuse". Good luck, I feel for you as I'm in the same boat.

It would probably be smart to take him to ur family doctor and discuss these issues.