Hello,
I am the proud father of a 2.5 year old son.
He is a great little guy and I love him with all my heart.
I am new to this forum and I just wanted to get some advice, thoughts and tips on my boys development and how to be a better parent.
The first thing I am concerned about is that my son is hardly around other kids. My wife and I can't afford day care and my friends who have children live far away or work a lot and we don't get together that often. When I take my son to the park he gets so shy around other kids he grabs onto me for dear life and just keeps saying "Daddy, daddy, daddy!"
I have told him many times that it is okay to play with other kids at the park, not to worry and he sits and listens but every time we are there he does the same thing.
I am just so afraid when he starts pre school he is going to freak out and have a hard time around other children.
When we are home he is the most happy little guy in the world! He constantly laughs, talks a lot, runs around and is happy as can be.
As soon as he sees another child though he freezes up and shuts completely down!
Is this just what some children do or should I be concerned about it?
Second thing I am concerned about is his eating.
I really try to feed him healthy food but sometimes I just don't know what is good to give him.
He loves fruit and will eat blueberries, bananas, apples and strawberries.
Veggies however he hardly will eat. He just recently started liking carrots which is good, but greens he will not eat.
He also loves chocolate milk, he wakes up in the morning and that is the first thing he wants! I don't mind giving him some in the morning but I don't like giving it to him all day and that is all he asks for all day!
My wife will also give him cookies or a piece of candy whenever he asks and we clash on that a lot because I don't want him eating cookies and candy all the time.
I just would like some tips on healthier things to feed him or ways I can get him to eat more veggies.
Thanks!
I am the proud father of a 2.5 year old son.
He is a great little guy and I love him with all my heart.
I am new to this forum and I just wanted to get some advice, thoughts and tips on my boys development and how to be a better parent.
The first thing I am concerned about is that my son is hardly around other kids. My wife and I can't afford day care and my friends who have children live far away or work a lot and we don't get together that often. When I take my son to the park he gets so shy around other kids he grabs onto me for dear life and just keeps saying "Daddy, daddy, daddy!"
I have told him many times that it is okay to play with other kids at the park, not to worry and he sits and listens but every time we are there he does the same thing.
I am just so afraid when he starts pre school he is going to freak out and have a hard time around other children.
When we are home he is the most happy little guy in the world! He constantly laughs, talks a lot, runs around and is happy as can be.
As soon as he sees another child though he freezes up and shuts completely down!
Is this just what some children do or should I be concerned about it?
Second thing I am concerned about is his eating.
I really try to feed him healthy food but sometimes I just don't know what is good to give him.
He loves fruit and will eat blueberries, bananas, apples and strawberries.
Veggies however he hardly will eat. He just recently started liking carrots which is good, but greens he will not eat.
He also loves chocolate milk, he wakes up in the morning and that is the first thing he wants! I don't mind giving him some in the morning but I don't like giving it to him all day and that is all he asks for all day!
My wife will also give him cookies or a piece of candy whenever he asks and we clash on that a lot because I don't want him eating cookies and candy all the time.
I just would like some tips on healthier things to feed him or ways I can get him to eat more veggies.
Thanks!
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