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Name: christinep [ Original Post ] Hello, I'm new at this online forum thing. I have a 4 year old daughter, who has extreme shyness around peers her own age. We go to playgroups, nothing seems to help. She latches onto me for dear life when a child comes near her. Does anyone have any good advice? ↓

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Name: winnmom | Date: Oct 19th, 2008 7:24 PM

My son waslike this,and we put him into GROUP activities.......this helped alot........ some people willalways be shy.......others out grow it at least some........ ↑

Name: christinep | Date: Oct 19th, 2008 9:13 PM

Thanks for your input. I don't think the play group is working out. I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I guess will keep going, and eventually she'll loosen up. I'm just getting nervous, because my husband wants me to enroll her in a preschool! I know she's not ready for something like that. Is your son is school? How was he when he had to go? ↑

Name: lindalu | Date: Oct 19th, 2008 10:26 PM

When you bring him to play groups do you stay with him, or leave him? If you stay... try leaving him. Children are more likely to mingle and play if their mum is not present. Because he is so attached to you he may get upset when you leave, but after you are gone for a bit he will be fine. ↑

Name: lindalu | Date: Oct 20th, 2008 12:18 AM

Christinep, Sorry.... I referred to your daughter as him. Maybe I should learn to pay attention to him/her. ↑

Name: Joeys_Mam | Date: Oct 20th, 2008 7:20 AM

If I were you, I'd leave your daughter at a playgroup, even for half an hour at a time, just to get her used to her peers. She'll soon come round. ↑