My almost (next month) 6 year old DS has always been an anxious child, prone to worrying and fretting about real and imagined things, not good at separation from me (even at this stage). He worries about things like getting lost, me not coming to collect him, and change in general. I really thought he'd begin to improve as he got older but unfortunately that's not happening.
He's just finishing his first year at school and things weren't so bad I guess. But I think this has been mainly due to an excellent, caring teacher and his over-reliance on his best friend who (bless him!) really looks out for DS. But he is still very nervous going in to school each morning and won't do things like going to birthday parties or visiting friends homes (unless I stay with him). Has anyone else had experiences like this with their kids and could you advise how I can increase his self confidence and reassure him once and for all!
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Anxious 6 year old
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Lizann · 26/06/2004 18:30
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