My son is five (he's in year one) and a bit of a wuss.
He's very quick to cry about stuff - he can't take a joke (this morning I walked into his bedroom when he was getting dressed and said 'oh I see a bare bottom' and he cried!), if I tell him off even mildly, he gets overly upset and it escalates into a big drama, and he's even scared of loud noises - at a party last weekend he sat on my knee for most of it as he was frightened of the loud music. And Lord help us if he falls over and bangs his knee.
I've been a bit worried about it for a while, and at parents' evening last night his teachers also mentioned he's very sensitive, so I'd really like to nip it in the bud before it becomes a massive issue.
I don't pander to it at all, in fact it often makes me very cross, so it's not an attention thing.
He's got another party tomorrow - but this time it's a friend from his childminder who's 8 and it's a 'tech' party where basically they all play Wii and XBox and whatnot. I'm really worried about it partly because I'll have to leave him (I'm hoping guessing mums don't stay at 8-year-olds' parties?) and he never wants me to leave him at a party, and partly because we don't have any games consoles at home so he's never played them and will inevitably be a bit rubbish - and this will really upset him.
I just wondered if there is anything anyone can suggest to toughen him up a bit? Or if anyone has children with a similar disposition? He responds really well to reward charts - would something like that work perhaps?
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How can I toughen my son up?
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Mrskbpw · 26/10/2012 10:27
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