My DD is 5. She's absolutely lovely. She's very outgoing but recently it really bothers me that when we go to a soft play or something like that, she's always hanging around and talking to adults.
She'll talk to them in the soft play ( to the ones that are actually in the soft play with their kids ). But worse of all, she'll go to the parents just sitting having coffee and introduce herself and try to chat to them.
Of course people are lovely and talk to her, but it's inappropriate for her to keep bothering people. She'll try to sit with them, stand next to them while they're eating. Then sometimes if the kids are having biscuits, she'll ask for one.
I'm always pulling her back, reminding her to chat to me / play with me. I give her snacks myself etc.
Whatever I'm doing isn't working because I keep having to remind her to stop doing it. How can I do this nicely, without damaging her friendliness ?
I explained to her in the car that people sometimes just want to relax and sit quietly and that it's rude to stand near people while they're eating / or accept biscuits from them.
I don't know how to best exploit it to her, to be honest.
She also plays in the soft play with other kids, but sometimes when there's not much going on, she'll keep going up to whoever is around, except me !