6 yr old wants me to stay at parties?

[angelbutterfly]

ok, i have a six year old who used to be quite a spirited little boy - now finally settling down at school and play! problem is he's had loads of parties recently and won't let me leave him .No other parents stay and he just clings to me crying endlessly. Nightmare. He has a party next week what should i do?!

Where is teh party and how many children will there be?

I'd stay if that is what he wants (although looking at the thread in AIBU you should probably check with hosts it is ok!)

I took DD to a 6th birthday party and lots of the children wanted their parents to stay - was in a hall, lots of people, noisy. A lot of them seemd a bit overwhelemed. I ahve just booked DD's 6th party and I wouldn't think twice if parents stayed (or indeed left) I think at that age it is very varriable.

You have my sympathy, have a look at my thread from earlier

the party next week is at a church hall with quite a lot of kids i think. A friend has offered to take him as maybe it would be easier for him if mummy just wasn't there! funnily enough and thanx peggotty his party was with an entertainer with 30 or so kids. Thought he'd be alright though as we'd been round there before but no such luck. bless him he was crying his eyes out for most of the party but still wanted to stay.

Angel in that case I would definitely stay - I would be amazed if you were the only parent who does and it would be odd if the parent host minded - most can do with an extra pair of hands.

Mine is on ly 5.7, but we are just going into 6th BD parties.
About half the parents stay, and of those who dont I always seem to end up 'looking after' about 5 kids

I would sya pretty unusual if most parents are leaving.

My 7.5 yr old has only just started feeling ok about me leaving him at parties and thats only if he already knows an adult that is staying.

I wanted him to enjoy the parties and not miss out so I always just stayed.
Normally the parents of birthday child were happy for extra pair of hands.

This is usually the age parents start to 'drop off' at parties as the kids are a little more independent. Does he want to go in the first place? Is he ok with the noise and crowds ? What does he say when you talk to him about it? I would 2nd what Lucky said ... doubt you will be the only one and the parents would probably appreciate another pair of eyes.

Golly....I must live in over protective city! ALL the parents stay at my DC's friends parties! Not one leaves....in playcentres, church halls...whatever...personally I wouldn't want to leave my 6 year old alone...who is looking after them? They run riot in those places and ime the staff tend to be vague at best.

I have had to draw the staff's attention to pen doors at 2 different playecentres...kids could walk out or people walk in.

thanx 4 ur advice guys.Have tried talking to my child about it and he dosen't want to go/at the moment he dosen't want to go toany parties and we have had 1 a week for the pat month ! I think i will just stay and hopefully he will just relax and join in the fun! The one i took him too this wkd was the worst - as he refused to join in atall and clung to me the whole time crying but still wanted to stay!? but the last few parties hes joined in but just didn't want me to go. There was literally no parents atall that stayed. At the end of the day if he's not ready for me to leave him at a party he's still young.