My oldest is 8 and bonds really hard with the people, places, and things around her. All of her close friends have been her friends since preschool or kidngeraten. She doesn't drop friends. One girl moved away recently and it was like the end of her world. She was crushed beyond what I think is normal.It's this way with places too. We live in the mid Atlantic region of the US but my husband has a brother who lives down south. We go and visit him every year. That's the only time we go to their house. My daughter was upset that they moved houses late last year because she doesn't want to go to a new house. She complains about missing the old house. The house that she only saw once a year. The same thing happened when a restaurant we went to less than 5 times in town closed down. We can't drive or ride bikes past that place without her complaining about missing the old restaurant.We have a cat who she is extremely attached too. She hates going on vacation because she doesn't want to leave her cat. She is the oldest of 4 and is very close to all of her siblings. She doesn't like when they do stuff without her. My 3 year old son is on a soccer team and she wants to go to every practice. The same goes for her little sisters soccer team. She is constantly on top of my 1.5 year old when he is roaming around. It's like she doesn't give them any room to breath.Is this normal or is it a sign of insecure attachment? Does it mean she doesn't feel bonded with? I know it can be hard being the oldest and she never really got much of a chance to be the only child. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2Hc9hP2
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