tinyp164
05-03-2014, 10:08 AM
Good morning!
I have a parent who is a little concerned about her child's behaviour. Child is 2yrs this month, born 5 weeks premature (hv says she is slightly behind), 2 older siblings (16,9). Child is absolutely fine here and very settled but has never settled anywhere else with mum i.e. other groups with mum she does 2 at the beginning of the week. Mum says Child is starting to become distressed when routines are changed i.e. older sister enters the bedroom in the morning to say bye lo cries as if to say its her room. At groups will not take coat off at all (attended for around 8 months now same days), when children take toys off child doesn't react but looks to mum for reassurance however mum doesn't say anything, and wont play with other children. One minute child can be fine and smiley and the next can cry and get worked up and mum finds hard to control. However mum works in mental and young persons health so is starting to worry and over analyse her behaviour (her own words not mine). She is great with adults just not so much with children, i.e mum went for a coffee and she showed older adults (that she didn't know) her lion teddy, although this could be as she is usually around older children/adults.
I'm wondering if I can give mum any advice? I'm wondering if it is just secure attachment when mum is around and as she is getting older she's becoming more aware of her routines and just getting used to them. Any advice would be great please :)
Thanks for reading xx
I have a parent who is a little concerned about her child's behaviour. Child is 2yrs this month, born 5 weeks premature (hv says she is slightly behind), 2 older siblings (16,9). Child is absolutely fine here and very settled but has never settled anywhere else with mum i.e. other groups with mum she does 2 at the beginning of the week. Mum says Child is starting to become distressed when routines are changed i.e. older sister enters the bedroom in the morning to say bye lo cries as if to say its her room. At groups will not take coat off at all (attended for around 8 months now same days), when children take toys off child doesn't react but looks to mum for reassurance however mum doesn't say anything, and wont play with other children. One minute child can be fine and smiley and the next can cry and get worked up and mum finds hard to control. However mum works in mental and young persons health so is starting to worry and over analyse her behaviour (her own words not mine). She is great with adults just not so much with children, i.e mum went for a coffee and she showed older adults (that she didn't know) her lion teddy, although this could be as she is usually around older children/adults.
I'm wondering if I can give mum any advice? I'm wondering if it is just secure attachment when mum is around and as she is getting older she's becoming more aware of her routines and just getting used to them. Any advice would be great please :)
Thanks for reading xx