Also, I don't think I've tried too often to force her to play with others. There is a girl in her class that is a dd of my friend that I invite over on the weekends. The little girl is a sweetheart and I enjoy having her. She will sometimes play with my 7 yo dd but will also play with my 9 yo dd. So it's up to my 7 yo to decide if she wants to play with her... which is usually 50/50.
But overall she just prefers to be alone. We were at an indoor water park a few weeks ago with a handful of parents from school and their kids and she just hung out by herself or with the parents. The parents wanted to know if the other kids were bothering her or excluding her b/c they couldn't figure out why she wasn't playing with the rest of them.
Given what you guys have said in regards to how you felt about this as a child, I will be sure not to force her to interact if she doesn't want to.
ETA: She does play with her 9 yo sister.
ETAx2: I have been planning on popping in unexpectedly at lunch one day, just haven't been able to do it yet as I have been working a lot lately. Hope to make it this Thursday though.
Last edited by mountainmom2011; 05/06/13 11:28 AM.
