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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 197481" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Shari,</p><p></p><p>I just want to throw out another thing to think about...I suspect that Wee difficult child clings to you because it gives him a feeling of safety and stability with all the chaos that he has to deal with from inside himself. You're his rock in the raging river.</p><p></p><p>That said, I know that it can get old to have a 6 yr old hanging off you all the time.</p><p></p><p>Now in the context of the buggy ride, I agree with Meowbunny. That was tired little boy behaviour, not clingy behaviour.</p><p></p><p>As for your friend's comment, I think it was a little out of line. Sometimes our little guys need to be held. Some really need to be held. A lot. (For about the first 12 or 13 years of his life, my difficult child clung to husband like a limpet. The only time he let go was when he was asleep or husband physically wasn't there.) Some kids just need that much contact to stay regulated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 197481, member: 3907"] Shari, I just want to throw out another thing to think about...I suspect that Wee difficult child clings to you because it gives him a feeling of safety and stability with all the chaos that he has to deal with from inside himself. You're his rock in the raging river. That said, I know that it can get old to have a 6 yr old hanging off you all the time. Now in the context of the buggy ride, I agree with Meowbunny. That was tired little boy behaviour, not clingy behaviour. As for your friend's comment, I think it was a little out of line. Sometimes our little guys need to be held. Some really need to be held. A lot. (For about the first 12 or 13 years of his life, my difficult child clung to husband like a limpet. The only time he let go was when he was asleep or husband physically wasn't there.) Some kids just need that much contact to stay regulated. [/QUOTE]
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