Has anyone had a child that loves hugging his friends, invades their space a bit, puts his face right on front of the other child's face making the other child push away?
DS is a happy boy, a bit quiet, lovely, has a small group of friends, doing well in school, etc. I do fear that he is alienating a few of the children because of this excessive physical contact. I have already seen some of them move away when he gets so close. hOW CAN I STOP IT???
I have tried explaining, talking, he tells me he understand, but forgets and does it again. He has a brother with special needs that is very tactile so I am not sure if it is learnt behaviour from his brother or if is his natural instinct (my gut feeling is that it is the later).
Any ideas please? It is not getting any better and I don't see the other children behaving like this.
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How do I stop my 6yo son from being SO overly tactile with friends
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Timetoask · 11/06/2013 16:18
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