Babysitter needs help with 7 year old girl?

Question

after school i babysit a 7 yo little girl from my street. her parents have not socialized her much and she has spent much of her life with adults. because of this she is glued to the teacher and has the inability to make friends at school. at lunch time i can see her on the playground from my window and she's all alone. is there anything i can do to help her?

Answer 1

My daughter is almost 8.  She is an only child.  I have her involved with playdates and sleepovers (she is having one right now) .  She also takes dance lessons.  It is good to socialize.  Although...my daughter also has high functioning autism.  So she is a bit challenged when it comes to social situations.  Helping her might be difficult being the babysitter.  However I agree that the park is a good idea as well.  Maybe this little girl is more mature or higher intelligence than the other children her age???  I know that my daughter is a bit advanced.  She reads on a 5th grade level in 2nd grade.  Good luck!

Answer 2

All you can do is talk to her about how to make friends.  If you take her to a park after-school, you can encourage her to approach other kids.  Or maybe you could invite another kid from the street over after school to play.  Ultimately, her parents are the ones who need to find opportunities for her.  And I think eventually she'll just get lonely and will befriend someone or someone will befriend her.  Also, why are you so sure that it's her "princess" complex?  Maybe she's just using that to mask her sadness.  Maybe she's being bullied by the other girls in her class.

Answer 3

Tell the parent!!! Say am concered and just want her to have a good live

Answer 4

maybe take her to the park to be around other kids her age and help her learn how to make and be a friend.  Good Luck!

Answer 5

If you have the permission from her parents to take her on outings, then by all means take her to places that other children frequent like the local park, or recreation center or children's museum.

Only by being exposed to other people will this little child realize that while she DOES have her own special skills and abilities that she is not alone in the world and that there are other talented kids out there, too.

You could also consider helping her get involved in a children's theater group where she can share her talents.

Answer 6

with  permission  from the parents invite a couple of  other litte girls over...Have them to get  to know eachother and talk and play...maybe they will become friends...