Evening all,
A couple of things I’m starting to get increasingly worried about with regards to my little boy.
He really struggles to play alone when we’re at home or at MIL’s house/friends house. When we’re at home neither me or my husband can get much done, he is constantly following us around or demanding we sit and play with him. We do play with him at times but obviously something has gone wrong because now he can’t play on his own without us or someone else being there. Even when we have play dates he will be calling my name every other minute. Is this common? Has anyone else experienced this? I’ve tried talking with him and saying ‘mummy will play with you once I’ve finished making lunch etc etc’ or I’ll be playing with him and say ‘I just need to get the washing out’ but regardless of this he won’t take that on board and either follows me or gets angry/upset that I’ve left.
The second issue we’re facing is his refusal to make friends. Again, I’m not sure how common this is at three, but even his nursery have mentioned it to me that he is confident playing alone with a teacher or goes off on his own. When we meet friends with kids he will reluctantly play with them but quite often will say ‘no’ or even push them.
He honestly is such a lovely little boy and I’m aware he’s still learning but it’s clear that I’m doing something wrong here...