MILgymFAM
Proud Parent
Ok, so the scenario is thus. Younger DD (10) really has no interest in playing with her friends. She makes friends, and enjoys her time with them at school, on the bus, etc, but at home she expresses zero interest in going to their houses or having them to ours. Between both my girls, we are all three gone to gym on Monday (after school till bedtime), Tuesday (after dinner till bedtime), Wednesday (from school till dinner time), Thursday (after school till dinner time), Friday (after school till bedtime), and Saturday (from 10-3).. I am actively working, over the next couple of months, to adjusting their schedules so that we at least have all of Saturday and all of Sunday free- at least until competitions start in late January. I am just not sure if she is just burnt on never being home, and therefore just prefers her books to people when she gets the chance, if it's just a part of her being introverted, or if I should be worried about her lack of deeper friendships at this new duty station. Before she started gymnastics,two duty stations ago, she played with other little kids all the time. Now when pressed, she said her friends always want to do boring stuff.i think she prefers gymnastic friends because they have more in common, but her gym is so far away that there won't be any play dates from there. What do you think, worry or just go with it? Any questions welcome.