Please tell me this is normal/ phase

[Kit2015]

The last few weeks my DD who will be 3 in March has become increadibly clingy and needy.

She used to be able to play on her own potter around on her own quite happily. Now I cant leave her at all. I need to always be there. Right next to her.

Even at places such as soft play where she used to run off on her own for a bit. Now she won't let me out of her sight.

I'm so tired of watching her play when I need to get on with stuff. I'm more than happy to sit down and play with her. But at the moment I can even get up and get myself a drink or she's distraut. What's happened to my independant girl.

And selfishly when will I be able to walk from living room to kitchen ( all on one floor and seen from each room) without tripping over her?!!

Ignore it. My SIL still can't pee on her own without 6yo DN being in the bathroom with her. She thought it was cute...to begin with, that he loved her so much.

I ignore it or try to set her up with something interesting. Just as soon as my backs turned she's after me again.
I ignore it as much as I can in the house but at places like soft play I can't physically make her go and play.

I just don't know what's changed.

It's definitely a stage. How long it lasts depends on how you deal with it. As long as you spend time interacting with her, you just get on with whatever you need to do. I didn't mention the shadowing to mine. Just said excuse me and let them follow if they wanted, never made an issue. I'm not sure I'd waste time in the hellhole that is soft play, if she's not playing though!

We go to soft play because we normally meet my friend and her ds there. Normally she'll run off with him without a backwards glance.
You're probably right though we should wait till she's more independant again before we go back. Mainly because dragging myself around that place always puts me in a grump. 😂