Is it normal for almost five year old to be so emotional?

Mine is almost 5 and he’s the same way. I’ve been thinking the same thing, he feels so many emotions and doesn’t know how to handle them. He’s either crying or exploding. We talk about his feelings a lot so we can try to understand together and trying to figure out healthy ways to express them

My 5 year old is going through the same 🥲

My 5yo was like this and at 8yo he was diagnosed with ADHD. He is 9 now and very very emotional still. Emotional disregulation is a symptom of ADHD.

Not just you! Very emotional 5 yr old over here as well. Mine was seemingly more mellow for awhile, and then within a month of turning 5, it seemed like the intensity got cranked up again.

We're doing bedtime right now and my 4.5 yo just got super upset because I don't have any pictures of him playing with our two kitties that passed away before he was old enough to have solid memories of playing with them 🤦🏻‍♀️ He also just hit the phase where he gets very angry and frustrated if he gets interrupted when he's trying to get a thought out.

My daughter (March 2020) is an emotional self-cleaning oven so far, but I can 100% see my son (now 2yo) being that way at 5. Also, one of my friends with a son was like "yeah, watch out, someone cranked up the emotions dial at 5..."

My 6 year old does too. I feel like it's worse when he spends more time on electronics than I try to allow him, which I think might still be too much. 😔 It just seems to take over his thoughts to an extreme. Also, starting kindergarten was a huge change, and I think that has some to do with it too. But really, I also think he's possibly autistic. I'm getting him assessed soon because he's very particular about the foods he'll eat or the way things have to be done and so sensitive to even the lightest touch sometimes. I didn't realize those sensitivities fluctuated the way they do in autistic people, because of the way it's usually portrayed. But after researching more about it, so many things make sense now.

My oldest will be 5 in July and he is very emotional. Every little thing causes a big reaction

My son will be 5 at the end of May and he is very emotional! He’s currently in Occupational Therapy and that has been helping.

Sorry I had to edit my comment. Somehow the "on electronics" part didn't add in my comment when I typed it. 🤦🏻‍♀️ That was one of the biggest factors too that I've noticed causes him to get more irritable.

Yup. My newly 5 year old has been very emotional for the last 6 months or so. I try to coach her through breathing techniques to calm down then talk through why she got upset in the first place