Only Child

Philippines
May 8, 2007 4:09am CST
it always breaks my heart when my daughter looks for a playmate and no one is available. i coudn't figure out her frustration and i always feel guilty. i bought her plenty of toys and books and they are not enough for her. what should i do?
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@castleghost (1304)
• United States
8 May 07
I grew up as an only child. I often had cousins that I could play with. Sometimes My mom would take me to the park where I would play with other children. Have you tried a play group? You could take her to a play group to help her make friends. That way she can invite the children over to her house to play with her.
• Philippines
8 May 07
I used to have this kind of problem before because my daughter is so active and she was always asking me to play with her. But there are times that she wants to play with someone her age or at least near her age. So I bring her to my neighbor so she can play with my neighbor's kids. Unfortunately, my neighbor's kids are either too shy to play with her or too old to enjoy playing with her. But it's not a problem to me anymore since I gave birth to my second baby. Now, they are both enjoying each other's company. By the way, how old is your daughter? Maybe if she's ready for school she 'll have a lot of friends there.