Reply to Is it normal to play by yourself at the playground for an hour?

Forum Index » General Parenting Discussion

Reply to "Is it normal to play by yourself at the playground for an hour?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]OP I understand your stress over this but I agree with PPs it's developmentally normal.

I don't know if this will make you feel better, but my 4 yo is definitely a loner on the playground at school. It causes me so much stress! All the other kids seem to play together and have fun together, and she always hangs back and keeps to herself. She just doesn't like big group playing and prefers calmer activities, and the playground vibe in her preschool is fast paced and loud and all the kids running around together. I know the teachers are working on helping the quieter kids find each other but of course the quieter kids are also more shy so it just takes time.

I just try to remind myself that the challenge comes from the setting, and not from anything "wrong" with DD. She's doing great and developing social skills and has relationships with both peers and adults. She is unlikely to be the most gregarious kid on the playground and that is okay! That kid is complex too and might struggle with a different aspect of school life.

It is so hard not to worry about our kids. I'd talk to the teacher about it but not make it a big deal. It's really fine.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics