My DS1 has always been quite a clingy sensitive child and I always thought it would get better as he got older but it seems to be getting worse. A few examples of his behaviour....
-Scared of certain books for no apparent reason, I have to remove them from the bedroom
-Would not watch DVDs at the end of term at school as he says they are scary- made a bit of a scene, floods of tears, at school
-has just refused to go to a birthday party because there would be a film, also questioning whether there will be anyone there he doesn't know
-Begging me not to make him go to school on the day they have to go to sports event at another school because there will be children there he doesn't know
-Not happy that there is a 'new' girl in the class because its 'not normal' (his words)
- Each weekend day he asks what we are doing today and then gets very upset if we say we are going out, he wants to stay indoors and play all the time
He has a couple of close freinds at school but apart from those friends he seems to be scared of other children to the point of not wanting to go anywhere near them!
I have always taken him out to toddler groups and had friends back to play etc, its not like this is his first exposure to other people. Any tips on how should I deal with this, I am worried that if he carries on with the really fearful, sensitive stuff he will start being different from the others and will be teased etc, also how to get over the not wanting to go anywhere?!