What to Do for a Lonely Child?

Updated on March 28, 2007
B.K. asks from Knoxville, TN
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My daughter and I used to have a blast together, we'd play and play all day long. But now that she's had a taste of playing with other kids, I can't seem to play enough, or play "right" anymore. I know that's normal, and this isn't about that anyway. Here's the real problem. Right now, we live with my fiance's mom and stepdad. They have an 8 year old son who is such a brat that I don't want her around him any more than what she has to be. They never play nicely together because all he does is scream and yell at her (she's 3), and it's really hurtful to her. We've tried talking to his parents, but they can't seem to help either. There are other kids on the street, but they are all his age, and they play great with my daughter. They all seem to love her, but they cater to this other boy because he is their age.

My daughter is often in tears, saying she wants to go play, but I don't let her go out when Josh (the one who yells at her) is around because I don't want her to think that it's okay for him to yell at her. I have also noticed that she has become very nervous since we've been here, and I think it's because she is always getting yelled at by this boy.

Also, moving right now is not an option, and I can't make other plans to be out or to have Joey on a playdate when Josh comes home from school, because my fiance takes the car to work every day, so I am stuck.

My question is this ... Should I let her go anyway? Or does anyone have any suggestions for what I could do for her?

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D.M.

answers from Biloxi on

Hey, try talking to the boy without your daughter around and tell him that she really likes him and likes playing with him but would he please please take care of her for you!!! Tell him that she is so little and needs to be watched out for and that it makes him such a really big boy to do that for you and not to tell anyone that he is protecting her but don't let any of the bigger kids pick on her or hurt her...he should enjoy this alot and really want to take care of her, worked for me..

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T.B.

answers from Auburn on

Where do you live? I don't know what to tell you because i am having the same problem with my 4 year old since she started school and her little brother was born in oct so she is very distant from me right now and its killing me in the inside

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M.S.

answers from Florence on

do you live near tupelo? I live 30 mins out f tupelo, with little famil & few friends with kids, my son needs kids to play with & maybe we cold talk & let our kids play... If your interested email me at ____@____.com.

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D.C.

answers from El Paso on

Hi my name is D.. All my friends call me Donnie. I recently found myself in your shoes. I have a 3 almost 4 year old little girl. We are origianally from Pennsylvania. We are in the process of moving here so that I can be with my fiance who works in the area. She is so use to having all her little play-pals in PA that it seems I am not as god as I was there. If you would like to get together for a play date let me know. I, too am a stay home mom. I take all my classes at home so that I dont need to worry about child care.
Hope to hear from you soon....

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J.C.

answers from Tuscaloosa on

Have you tried a pet? Maybe not something as hard to take care of as a dog or cat but maybe fish or a hamster. That can teach responsibility and be a distraction that you can play with together whenever she wants to play with your nephew.

Also do you know any local moms or are you a member of a church that you could get a similar age child or group of children for a playdate once in awhile. when I was staying at home with the kids we did a play group once a week with kids around their ages and the moms were able to have some social time too. Sometimes we met a the park or one of the mom's houses.

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A.H.

answers from Johnson City on

Hey where do u live?

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