Mom Guilt

Recently moved to Dallas and I feel so bad my son wants people to play with I usually take him to play centers but anytime we take a walk and he sees a kid he runs to them when I pick him up he cries 😭 any tips on how to help him with this issue? I’m expecting in January so I’m not sure if that will help the situation or make it worse cause she won’t be able to play for some months.

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How old is he ? He cries because he wants to play more?

@Fátima he’s 18 months he cried because they were playing outside and he wanted to join but I’m kinda nervous to let him just walk up to strangers kids

Unless it’s at the park

@Tia💗 I agree but instead of pulling away the child, try apologizing with the other mother and say” I’m sorry we’re new here and my son just likes to meet other kids” just in case the other mother was to see…. If I was the other mother and I seen that if your child was coming up to mine considering they are the same age, I would think something is wrong with me as a parent and not the child

@Holland OMG that’s perfect I’ll definitely say that next time I’m kinda shy I don’t usually know what to say other than sorry but he’s just a friendly toddler 🙏🏽💗

@Tia💗 I’m shy too, and my child is no stranger to anyone apparently 😂 but yeah that’s what I do, I moved from Arkansas I hope you enjoy it here, from my experience it’s hit or miss sometimes but I love it here with all the things to do

My 18m old is social. I'm not. I make it simple. If the kids are around the same age/size I ask age say my kid is very friendly but I don't know many people and ask if it's okay for her to play. Then thank everyone afterwards for playing. This allows the child to try to build a connection.

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