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[Beabea]

At Nursery where DD goes twice a week, she is still in the baby group of no more than 5 others. She is 18 months. Some of them are quite alot younger than her now. I feel that she would benefit from joining the bigger girls and boys in the other rooms. However she is not very confident around others. She even gets funny/clingy or upset when visitors come into the baby room.

I have spoken to the staff and they feel that emotionally she is not ready yet. Which I can fully see. However I also feel that she is missing out. She is alway rather clingy in the mother and toddler groups with me. I just wondered if there was anything I can do to encourage her to play more independantly with other children or on her own. She is a real dribbler and I still have her in bibs. (I never see any other kids in bibs so that bothers me too) I have to keep checking on her that she isnt soaked (changing every 15mins sometimes) or that her nose isnt running. She nearly always has a cold.

SHe is very happy in her little group at nursery so I dont want to upset that. But she cant stay there forever. I would also like her to eventually go to a playgroup but feel I cant until she is more confident.

We do feel like we have made a rod for our own backs running to her every whimper. She can get into such a tizz that we have always tried to nip it in the bud. I dont feel this is now amu good for her or our long term benefit.

I am pg again and DD will be 2 so I hope she gets more independant by then.

Sorry this is so long. I would be grateful for any advice.