What do you do with a child that is larger than life? How do you make them blend into the crowd?

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Enough said really. Noisy yet happy and full of beans. A ds aged 9. I love him just the way he is but he needs to tone it down to get on at school.

I have one of those - he's 8. I reckon it'll be good for him to be confident when he's a teenager so try not to tone him down too much!

confidence is never something he's lacked. He's been up on a stage this evening playing a plastic guitar like a pop star and has had the entire audience in fits of laughter (bar one, his old head teacher-miserable git!). He does need to turn it down though, how do I help him do that?

He sounds fab! Why do you want him to turn it down?

I'm very quiet, he makes me laugh but tries to do this at school etc. He doesn't choose his moments carefully and does often get into trouble at school. People either love him or not.

Ask about a Social Skills group at school...........I agree with others though, get him on the stage more often!

He'll learn - he's still young. In the meantime what about a drama group?

His social skills are not too bad, he's caring, sympathetic, considerate, mixes well with most children his age or older. He's mega bright but the silly streak takes over alot. He's just loud and fun, he's always happy and giggly. Not good in class though but nice at home.

A drama group would be good for him I think. He's an entertainer so maybe I and his school have been repressing this rather than encourage it so it's been coming out at the wrong time. The penny's dropped!

What about Scouts or St John Ambulance Cadets?? Might help with group skills etc??

I did take him to the beavers but stopped after overhearing the boys talking about a 'pussy' in the non-feline sense. He's too young for the St John. I think he may need an outlet for his need to entertain.

St John have Badgers for Primary School children. Lots of team work and group challenges etc.

my daughter is exactly like that, I am really quiet and shy, so I made sure she wasn't like me!
the world needs all sort of people, don't try to change him!