My DS (age 6) is overly affectionate with girls

[Belshels]

Hi,
I wonder if I could get your advice on something. Our lovely boy who is 6 is very popular with the girls. He has a younger sister of 5 and they are very close, and affectionate. He is also very empathetic and sensitive boy, and therefore seems to get on well with girls. There's nothing wrong with that I agree, but now, wherever he goes seems to find a "girlfriend", and when I picked him up from holiday camp he was holding hands and clinging with this girl. I then found a drawing in his bag of 2 stick people and the words "kissing" and "girlfriend" underneath.
I just feel it's a bit young for all this, worry he's not that friendly with the boys (he's not a lad) and worry what the parent of the girls will say if they see him all over their daughters!
My mother said that she wouldn't have been too happy if a boy had been overly friendly and clingy with me when I was that age.
What would you do here?
Thanks x

Oh blimey!

Hes 6!

So what! He's 6!

If it becomes a problem with a parent then deal with it then...but he's 6!

You are reading far too much into his cute love of another kid. Kids mimic what they seee adults do so there may be nothing in it, he may just be acting. However, kids do have feelings so he may genuinely like the other child. He is not an adult and will not act on any feelings in the same way as an adult would so just dont make a fuss or he will think something is wrong with the way he feels or with kissing.

Thank you Gourd that makes me feel better. I know I probably was over reacting and think it was because of what my mum said about her not liking it if she was the girls mother. I'm also worrying too because he starts a new school next week and am wanting him to get on well with everyone, not get a reputation for being into the girls. I do forget he's only 6 sometimes and yes you're right he is probably just copying mummy and daddy! Many thanks

My DD (also 6) is the exact same, she is quite sensitive and very affectionate, she seems to get on better with boys and calls a few and one in particular, her boyfriend, he's her friend but doesn't like the boyfriend tag, she has also talked about kissing (on the cheek cause she said she is too young to kiss on the lips) I did worry at first cause she seemed more affectionate toward them than they wee toward her but I've eased off now, she is happy and friendly with a lot of children so I see no point in discouraging it as I think it would only confuse her.