Anxious or normal?

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Hi all, just wondered if anybody had any advice or experience with this type of problem.

My son is 3 yrs and 3 months, and is very friendly, cheerful in most aspects of life. He can be shy upon first meeting people, but it doesn't tend to last long.

The problem is that whenever he is at home with myself or his dad he will not be in a different room from us, he won't even stay playing with his toys if for example i go upstairs to the toilet, he will say he needs the toilet and then won't need to go when up there. Even if i go to collect washing or put washing on hangers in the other room, he wants to be with me. He does the same with his dad when his dad is here. If we leave without telling me, he will scream and be inconsolable unytil he finds us.

He will play away from me with his friends, but does periodically check back in. He is in nursery 3 days and at home 4, we do go out a fair bit park etc, and he is very happy so long as he can see one of us.

I can't tell if he's anxious, or just likes the company, but it's starting to worry me a bit. I've tried talking to him about it, but he just says he wants to be with us?

am i being silly, will this just pass?

Sorry for long post!

Normal. We have a large 4 bed house and EVERYBODY (4 DC age 2-10yo, + DH) congregates wherever I am. So we all end up in the same 1m-square space, and I start commenting on why did I bother to buy such a large home??

My 2yo kicks the door when I go to the loo and I CANNOT have a phone conversation without DC bouncing around and wailing for attention under if not actually on my feet.

[The phone thing is quite good when salespeople phone, mind]

Don't worry, when your son is a teenager he will sulk in his room 95% of the time and otherwise refuse to be seen in public with you (unless you're out spending money on him, of course).

he has separation anxiety - it'll pass

Wicked, thank you!!

Normal, my DS2 is just 3 and is like a limpet at present, he is sitting right next to me now, practicall on me.

If me DH or his big bro leaves the room he's all 'where goinhg' 'what doing' etc etc.

And the phone thing, he instantly screeches.

I posted on this recently 'My son is like Jerry Maguirs - he can't be alone'

Yeah normal my ds is like that and consequently his toys are everywhere as he brings them wherever I am. He follows me everywhere hebis nearly 5 and only now I can go loo on my own. Mine has sep anxiety at night too n often ends up in bed with us (baby in cot in our room too). We live in 4 bed house but might as well be bedsit! Lol x