Hoping I might get some advice from other parents whose children just wander off whenever the fancy takes them.
DS is 4, starting Reception in September. He has absolutely no notion of safety.
We have tried until we're blue in the face to make him understand he can't just go off without us. It goes in one ear and out the other.
So far this week he's...
wandered off on a beach, heading in the direction of deep water.
Opened the front door and headed off down the front path instead of waiting for me.
Got up from his seat in a restaurant and just walked out.
Walked away from us in a shopping centre. Left the building and headed to the park next door.
😩
Thankfully we've been a four this week so either DH or I are always keeping an eye on him, but I am so on edge when it's just me, especially when it's not 121, because I have other DC with me.
When asked why he has left us range from "I dunno" to "I wanted to look at the view" 😳
I'm really scared that one day I/we won't notice him slip off and he'll get lost.
I'm finding the worry absolutely mentally exhausting.