I am a single mother of 2-year-old boy. I just started today. I am afraid that my son does not want to" share "I am with anyone. What is the best way to introduce the date of our son, then for me to do? "
When you are comfortable, introduce your date your son is a "new friends." Friendship is not only the foundation of a viable marriage, but rather to understand your child! All new friendship not was not prosecuted, but a good development. You can not know the future, to stay in the present.
First of all, there is no panacea in the time of presentation. After all, it is important that your son that you need friends - men and women of their age. As your son has his preschool friends, we understand that friendship you need adults, too. This is not a competition, so jealousy is weakened since the beginning.
Second, keep the limits in the appointment process, to protect your child from primary school May be dependent on others through. This is not a moment, but the changing nature of the commitment between you and a friend, you must determine the relationship between children and other adults.
Make your life relatively independent from your family life until you know some people feel not good enough, they would be a good friend, your son. A slow start, a limited number of activities, such as the zoo or a picnic. Parental responsibilities May not be transferred to her boyfriend. Wait until there is a clear commitment and potential of the relationship, and then consider the participation of married to deepen your son.
Finally, to answer your child's problem, honestly. For example, a single mother was dating a man for 6 months. The relationship has become a committed boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. To get acquainted with her boyfriend, 3 years, son and they love each other. They have been linked to the zoo and enjoyed the school and breakfast. One day, when his son wants to play his game between the education of the list, his mother was talking to him the importance of sit and eat. She told him that members of the family of an individual, and dinner is a special time, is a family. He took the opportunity to ask if her boyfriend in their families. She said: "No," it is a very good friend.
The mother of the answer to clear limits. It did not create false expectations increasingly blurred the line between friendship and family, even if her son and boyfriend of feelings is clearly a developing country. If, though, her boyfriend, she also promised marriage, he was invited to family responsibilities and expectations of a full member!
Of course, friendship is very important, but the important thing is to protect your child too involved with men who care for their parents May figures arise only after the disappearance of a child. In case of doubt, wrong side of caution.
