Hi ds who is 4y10m started school in Sept. Recently took him to a panto with partners work. Ds became very attached to boy of 7 and kept hugging him. This boy reacted as expected at 7 by saying yuck and running. Ds thought this was a great game. Tried to set boundries for ds however this weekend at a regualr park ds randomly hugged another boy of a similar age. Admittedly ds did look adorable but i dont think other child appreciated it. It also might be that ds is doing this at school.
I have always been openly affectionate and tactile but i know things have been difficult for ds given our family situation.
I am worried tho as I have spent time searching on the net and all i find are websites warning that this is a sign of child abuse. Ds is not (as far as i am aware) over friendly with adults and this is only recently started with children.
I dont have a clue what to do. I dont want to tell ds off for being friendly but i want to explain that cuddles are ok for family, but not for random kiddies he takes a liking to.
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Awenamanger · 21/12/2004 00:33
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