I'm not sure how to handle this one as it's the first time I've had to deal with anything of this nature. My 3.5 yr old DS is currently doing transition visits to the preschool room at his nursery where he knows one of the older boys. All is going brilliantly so far. Then today when he got home he was talking to his dad and said "I tell you something Daddy, 'friend' says he doesn't like me anymore. It made me feel sad". This broke my heart but I realise he will get many more knocks in life. The problem is that this boy is the son of a good friend and they have always played really well together dispite there being a 1 yr age gap. We were planning on all meeting up soon but I don't want to put my son in a position where he is unhappy. He is quite quiet and sensitive. I have talked to him about it and have tried not to make it a big deal but should I go ahead and still make arrangements or should I mention it to my friend? I'm quite shy so find these things awkward but was thinking if I was on the other side I would want to know so I could talk to the other boy to try and resolve things otherwise it will be awkward for the boys whenever we get together. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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MiconiumHappens ·
31/07/2014 00:10
Carry on as normal, kids at this age change like the wind when it comes to stuff like this.
I think it's a very difficult time as a mum I found anyway. I wanted to protect him from everything and for everyone to like him. But that's not life even at 4/5 he will be fine carry on as normal. 
sometimesyouwin ·
31/07/2014 08:34
Thanks guys. I'm just such an emotional wreck when it comes to these sorts of things. I need to toughen up a bit! Advice gladly taken
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