Behavioral problems? He's bored.
Society needs to stop treating boys as though they were defective girls. This kid needs to be in a motorcross league, maybe in a hunting club too.
His ancestors rode and drove horses at that age.
There is probably some truth to that.
Today’s parents tend to ‘Bubble-Wrap’ their kids, some do it because they see other parents hovering and acting that way.
There are also lots of Tattletales, hidden behind their living room curtains. Nanny-Staters who will call CPS if you let your child walk to school.