Hi all, my daughter will be 4 years old in March. Since she was about 1 she has been a very sociable girl, waving hello to pedestrians, asking their names, handing out flours that she picks up from the sidewalk. But my husband and I think that she often goes overboard and doesn't take in social clues from people who do not want to socialize. At the playground, she often approached other kids by trying to hug and calling them "friend", but we feel that other kids are often bothered by that approach. When adults respond to her with kindness, she hugs their thighs and often wants to grab their hands and walk with them. The other day we met up with a long time friend of my husband after year. She was meeting him for the first time but she sad he was handsome, that she loved him, and wanted to be held by him the whole afternoon we were together. She keeps hugging the leg of one of her friends dad and of another friends nanny. It's quite uncomfortable. we have explained to her numerous times that she cannot touch other people, especially strangers. That not everybody likes being touched. That she can talk and wave but not everybody wants to chat.
She is almost 4 and has been going to daycare from 1 to 5 PM on weekdays. Otherwise, she is with me the whole time. And my husband has been working from home since she is 2 and unemployed completely dedicated to the family in the past 6 months. She has both of us the whole day exit for 4 hours a day.
I am very worried that she might have attachment problems with us and is seeking something else outside of our home. But I don't know what else I can give her. (Her brother is sociable as well but within what you would expect of a 2 year old.) Any thoughts on this?