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[quote=Anonymous]We had a neighbor almost just like this years ago.  She just could not keep her hands off my DD.  The kicker was when she bear-hugged my daughter in a swimming pool.  They fell over and my daughter panicked because she was being held under water.  I told the little girl, "Sally, Larla needs her space and doesn't feel safe when you touch her."  Sally told me that she just LOVED Larla and wanted to hug her and I told her that she needed to show her love with her words and not her hands.

I also marched over to her mom and (very politely) said that it was clear that her daughter had a lot of love to share and that's wonderful but that it was really overwhelming to my daughter.  I asked that she reinforce that Larla doesn't like to be touched and hugged and that she should tell Larla how much she likes her.  The mom was very understanding (and probably a little embarrassed) and committed to helping.

It took some reinforcement. They were never close friends but it definitely got better.

I think you just have to talk to her parents about how she has crossed a line and you need their help.  Good luck[/quote]

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