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Would you be concerned if your son

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mumofthreebeauties · 30/06/2006 16:08

kept walking up to strangers and talking to them about anything.

My son is nearly 6 and will walk up to people (usually other mums at the school gate)and announce that he can ride his bike without stabilisers, or that he's going somewhere that night etc etc.

I don't notice any other children do this.

How can i stop himjust randomly talking to strangers about something that they're just not interested in. Sometimes they just ignore him and then he carries on more. he doesn;t read the signals.

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KristinaM · 30/06/2006 16:11

lots of kids do this to me at the school gate. i think they assume that as you are someone's mum you will be interested. But I live in scotland and its normal here to talk to strangers

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mumofthreebeauties · 30/06/2006 16:13

Thanks maybe we should move!

I don;t want to discourage him frombeing sociable , but he does seem to take it too far sometimes.

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PinkTulips · 30/06/2006 16:13

i've met lots of kids who do this, wouldn't worry too much, just make sure stranger danger is drummed into him

heavenis · 30/06/2006 16:13

My ds does this not so much as he used to. He just announces to any one who will listen what his done going to do.
Like the other morning I'm not going to school I'm going to the doctors over and over.

trinityrhino · 30/06/2006 16:14

my dd will do this alot too

actually at the mo it is about being ableto ride her bike without stabilisers

RTKangaMummy · 30/06/2006 16:14

Perhaps explain that it is ok to talk to others when you or another family member is with him

BUT not when he is anywhere without you -- which won't be atm but for the future

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mumofthreebeauties · 30/06/2006 16:29

I'm glad I'm not alone.

sometimes it's quite cute with oder people because they make a fuss of him and egg him on.

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mumofthreebeauties · 30/06/2006 16:29

sorry older people not odder people!!!

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Hallgerda · 30/06/2006 16:40

I wouldn't worry. One of my children used to do this a lot, and is only now starting to grow out of it, and he's nearly 7. I'm sure your son will learn to read the signals eventually, but it takes time.

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mumofthreebeauties · 30/06/2006 16:44

it's that amgic age of 7. Lots of people say boys mature at the age of 7.

he is socially more immature than his twin, has bit of a butterfly mind and is very active.

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TwoIfBySea · 30/06/2006 22:17

mumofthree, my dts1 is like that too, but he is only 4 1/2 so still at that "isn't he cute" stage for grown-ups. He does come out with some embarrassing comments though.

Sounds exactly like your dts and dts2 is quieter, less likely to strike up a conversation with anyone and everyone.

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