Does anyone else have issues with their children always being on top of them and hanging off them? I mean always. It's really excessive too. I have a 4 & 6 year old boys and they are driving me crazy! We have a 7 seater couch and they need to sit on the one cushion with me, both of them. They always need to be touching me. If it's not them it's the cat or dog. I've even had people comment on how excessive it is. It's starting to give me claustrophobia. I've tried teaching them about personal space but it's not working. They don't do it anyone else but me. Not even their dad (my husband) from 530am to 730pm I have someone constantly touching me and I can't take it anymore. I'm gonna explode
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I knew someone with kids like this, drove her batty! They are now 8 and 9, they grew out of it. This shall pass, you poor thing!
My nephew is like this with his mum and he's 12! Still! It would drive be bloody batty too! Hopefully my son doesn't turn out the same.
Sorry, no advice, just acknowledging that it would indeed be annoying haha
Yes I have 2 kids aged 2 and 7 who do the same. The 7 year old doesn't stop talking either. Ever. It drives me mad too.
Yes! My youngest is 6 and he's the same, I enjoy it to an extent. I blame myself and I think it's because I had my own guilt when it came to him so I babied him and let him get away with more etc then my other son and daughter.
I have no advice but just wanted you to know you're not alone.
Firstly if this is your biggest problem with your children thank your lucky stars.
Secondly they are young and love you, you are their entire world they feel safe with you
Thirdly it is just a phase they grown so quickly and before you know it they will be grown and not doing this embrace it love them and hug them back. Because in a blink of an eye your boys will be 14 and 16 and you'll be annoying them for a hug.
Deep breathe mumma ! You are not alone ! I have 3 kidlets ages 5,3,1 and they are all this way with me too ! They follow me everywhere and are constantly talking ! I said to my friend the other day I feel like a mother duck with her ducklings ;) every time I change rooms guarantee there are all 3 with me . Always . My youngest won't sleep unless she touching me :-/ day or night.
It can drive me crazy some days but then I remember it won't be like this forever so I try to involve them
In what I'm doing and give them
The cuddles they want as often as I can . My only advice would be to try to create some you time , mine is my shower - 10 glorious minutes of alone time I make sure I do it before hubby leaves for work so he makes sure they don't disrupt me and I really soak up that alone time for what it is ! I try to take which ever time I can get ;)
My oldest starts school next year which I
Imagine will change things a bit and as they get older I'm sure they will start to not want that closeness anymore ! And then I'm sure I'll miss it !
Hang in there mumma and enjoy the love they want to show u xo
Google the term 'touched out'. Sometimes reading about other people going through the same thing can be therapeutic somehow. I don't know whether it'll help anything but it's nice to know we're not suffering alone! I had/have the same thing. My eldest is 7 and is growing out of it, but my 4 year old is still pretty bad.