bit of a dilemma... Ds1 is 4 and is chronically shy - takes him ages (years!) to get used to people and different surroundings and only in the last year has he started to enjoy pre-school and make friends.
Last week I took him to a football course which is running for 5 weeks, as he's very athletic, loves running and is very graceful/sporty - can run really fast and loves it.
He hated it... got really upset half way through and it was a real struggle to get him to stay for the hour - I had to stay with him (the only parent on the pitch!), but by the end he'd managed to have a go in goal and quite liked it (I think because it was the only solitary place he could be!).
So, it's football again today and he's saying very adamantly he doesn't want to go.
A bit of me thinks I really should take him because he starts school in September and is going to have to get used to team sports and all that - he's going to have to interact with people whether he wants to or not - and the staff at the football were brilliant with him - very understanding and let him do what he wanted and let me stay with him. And I don't want him to think that if he wants to give things up he can do- because life's not like that all the time...
but the other half of me doesn't want to upset him any more and give him a massive complex about football!!
Aarrgghh..!
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Do we make him go to football?
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Dottydot · 12/03/2006 10:03
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