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Lonely son needs friends

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Sonia84 · 24/07/2019 03:43

My son is 7 and very lonely. He is kind, sensitive, polite and generous, but he’s always struggled to make friends and summer holidays are breaking my heart. He’s desperate to go out and play and meet up with friends, but he just has nobody. There are a couple of people in his class who live near us but they a bit too rough and boisterous for him. They’re also prone to being quite mean to him so he’s given up trying to be friends with them. Our neighbour’s children have bullied him in the past. I’ve tried to arrange play dates with other parents, but everyone is working or on holiday. His only friend from school is ignoring his messages.
I feel so sad for him not being able to go out and play.
I was wondering if anyone is in a similar position and would like to meet up. We live in Huntington but we can travel.
Or if not, does anyone have suggestions? He’s too shy for sports clubs and things like that. His self esteem and confidence are so low. I just want him to have fun and be happy. All he wants are some friends.

Sorry for the sob story, I don’t know what else to do.

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sconenotscon · 24/07/2019 04:02

Hi Sonia

This sounds like me as a child... I was Painfully shy and really struggled to make friends. The summer holidays were an absolute nightmare. I ended up meeting like minded friends by starting a music class and later on I joined karate (wasn’t too rough and tumble as it was a kids beginner class and it honestly did wonders for my self esteem when I finally mustered up the courage to go!) and I made some long term friends that way.

Is he an only child? What hobbies does he have? Is he a gamer, is he musical, crafty etc? It may be an idea to try searching for local events related to his interests. You’d be surprised how much there is out there for more niche hobbies now

Does he have any family of a similar age eg cousins who would be interested in a swimming or cinema day? Have you made any plans when the other children are back from holiday or parents have any time off?

My DD is a year old so I don’t think we would be much help in this situation but I didn’t want to read and run. I totally see why you’d be worried and sad for your boy Flowers and I am always here to talk if you so wish! We’re in Doncaster.

Sonia84 · 24/07/2019 04:23

Thank you for replying :)

Honestly, he’s been signed up to every club you can imagine! Football, kickboxing, gymnastics, music, science, swimming, tennis... for some reason these haven’t generated any friendships.
He has cousins but they live some distance away and they have each other so my sister doesn’t really appreciate my dilemma.
I’m honestly considering moving house to try and find an area with more children... Confused

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