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DS wants friends round ours but doesn’t want to go to theirs

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Chocolate35 · 13/08/2019 20:41

Just that really. My son loves having friends round to play and they play “well” here. He’s not the most dominant child but he speaks freely and genuinely has fun. Whenever he’s invited to someone else’s house though he immediately makes up excuses. I’ve explained that we take it in turns to go to each other’s houses with our friends and that his friends parents will look after him but you can see the worry on his face. He’s had a few play dates but they usually end in him crying because he wants me. He then tells me he’s had fun and all the things he’s done but that he missed me. He went to nursery from a young age, he’s around other children loads, he’s intentionally left with other people occasionally but he remains really attached to me and it’s now to his detriment. Anyone been in a similar position and how did you overcome it? He’s 5 btw.

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HeadintheiClouds · 13/08/2019 20:43

Lots of kids are like this. He’s only 5...

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