Ok, so this blog is about my 2 wonderful children and all our adventures in life. But it's also about a quest - a quest to help our little girl, to discover why she's been so poorly and how we can make things right for her.
But more on that later because right now I am just so happy and so proud of her and all she's achieved this week.
For most children going to play with other children is fun and something to look forward to, but not for our little girl. She's anxious around other children and finds it difficult, almost a chore I feel at times, to be around them. She needs to do things in her own time, take small steps and feel ready to interact and join in. She needs quiet time, her downtime to recuperate and process things. But she's three years old, she should be enjoying play dates and having fun with her friends...
BUT this week we went to a group where, although she was still nervous and needed regular reassurance, she seemed braver...she joined in on the slide (this alone is a huge thing as she's scared of slides) and she spoke to other children and I think (I hope) on some level she enjoyed part of it.
And then, last night we stayed over at our best friends house. They have a girl (G) the same age as our daughter and they've known each other since they were just weeks old. And they played together, had fun together, chatted together...and I am SO proud of her! She even left our side to go upstairs and play and barely looked nervous at all. G is kind and gentle and not unpredictable or boisterous like so many other toddlers, which I know most definitely helps.
Yes she was exhausted afterwards and did have moments of worry or needing to get away for a bit but she did it and she enjoyed it!
And the best bit? She asked when we can go again!
I hope this is the start of better, happier times for L. Times where she looks forward to seeing friends and doesn't want mummy by her side all the time. Because she deserves to enjoy life and be happy.
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