2.7 DD clings to me when we are out. She's really shy and will hide her face behind me and refuse to speak to people. When I pick her up from nursery she runs up to me and clings onto me and starts crying as if she's had an awful time even though I will have been watching her playing happily for a while before she realises I'm there. She always has to be sat on me or within touching distance. If we are at a family party, for example, and someone tries to take her away to show her off or even just pick her up she will kick up such a fuss. If I want to go to the toilet or just stand up to rearrange my jeans or something she will throw herself at me and panics that I'm leaving her. She will hide her face if someone dares to smile at her.
When I'm not there she is apparently confident and will chat to everyone, go walking around on her own and at nursery she's outgoing etc. Her dad and his mum always tell me how confident and chatty she is when they take her anywhere and the nursery staff tell me she is.
I don't mollycoddle her or encourage her behaviour and I'm not particularly shy myself. I try and encourage her to talk to people and reassure her etc.
Am I doing something wrong? Why is she only like this with me?
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DD is only shy when I'm with her
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IveGotCheese · 31/07/2016 15:11
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