Does my child love me 'too much'? She is happy, popular, social, bright and energetic. But she has huge problems getting to sleep because she says she misses me and wants to be with me.
She loves her bedroom, thinks her bed is soft and cozy, we have a good routine (bath, stories, cuddle, lullaby)but... the end result is that she wants to sleep in our bed in order to be next to me, or have me stay with her until she falls asleep.
Also, possibly because we have just returned from holiday and we all had such a great time, she no longer wants to attend a week's activity that she had previously wanted to go to with a little friend. It's only tonight that she told me the real reason, i.e. that she loves me so much, she wants to be with me.
She's 5, so still very young. Does anyone else have any experience of this? Should I be (a) flattered, as in less than 10 years' time, she won't want to spend time with us, (b) concerned - but if so, please explain why
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tiredoldtrout · 27/07/2009 23:47
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