Last year my son (then 7) developed an obsession with a girl in his class, would talk about her constantly, started to follow her around and used to come home and write notes about her in his book! then she fell out with him (because he kept following her!) and she didnt speak to him for months.
Anyway these past few weeks its all started up again, he came home one night over the moon saying she'd told him that he's her best friend, he talks about her all the time, goes red when she's mentioned, smiles when he hears her name etc...I used to wind him up about it saying she was his girlfriend and he used to go mad (but laugh along too) but now all the kids at school have started saying they are boyfriend and girlfriend and he keeps coming home quite upset about it. I'm starting to wonder if he actually does have stronger feelings for this girl than just a normal 'school friend' thing?? he's 8 and he's very sensitive about the whole thing. Today he confided in a friend that the girl had told him she was lonely as nobody ever invites her back for tea and he'd told her he'd "see what he could do"!!
Is he too young for a crush at 8??