Older Boy was ill on Thursday and Friday and I kept him home from school. Today he went to the nurse’s office again claiming to be sick. She called but doesn’t think he is ill. She is keeping him in her office for a little while and is going to encourage him to continue through the day.

Does he have a history of faking illness that I should be aware of?
Thursday when Older Boy was ill he spent part of the afternoon sobbing that he missed Bio Sister. During this time he was biting his arm and left some pretty deep teeth marks on it. It doesn’t look like it bruised. Is this a new behavior or is this something he has done in the past?

Sunday morning Older Boy was frustrated with himself because he had misplaced his allowance and it escalated to him banging his head on the wall and kicking the dresser in his room. During this time he kept mentioning that he would just be better off dead. As soon as he calms down he always sobs for about 15 minutes and then things seem to be back to normal. Is this new behavior or something he has done in the past?