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[quote=Anonymous]There is nothing wrong with the kid being silly, even intentionally silly to gain the attention of an adult or other kids. There is nothing wrong with the fact that they don't know when to stop, he is 4. My 7 year old doesn't always know when to stop. He knows that he is getting attention, people are laughing at him, he is playing with someone and that makes him happy. So keep it up. We do tell him that it is time to stop and know that we will have to remind him that it is no longer time to be silly. Because he is 7 and he is learning and he is a pretty normal kid.

So be prepared to tell your child to stop, gently at first. Let them know that you had fun but it is now time to stop the game. Reinforce with "we are past the time to play that, we are doing this now." Rinse and repeat.

He was having fun and wants to keep having fun and activity X allowed him to have fun so he is going to return to it. That is normal. It takes a while to learn when it is time to stop. He doesn't have the same off trigger that an adult has, it takes longer for things to change. But we can divert him with "can you help Mom in the kitchen" or "get a book and we can read."

Following other kids is normal. My son is one who is well behaved and chill but loves getting goofy with the other kids. He will follow their lead but he is pretty good about stopping when I told to stop. Sometimes it takes a few reminders and there is whining because he is 7. And the other kids are climbing on the tables playing tag so why shouldn't he because that looks like fun. It is normal that he would be disappointed that he isn't allowed to do something that I deem inappropriate when other kids are being allowed to do it. I will tell him that we don't play on tables, tables are meant for eating and writing and that I do not get to make the rules for other parents. They have to enforce their rules for their kids. It is ok for him to be disappointed but such is life.

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