My 4yr old daughter is very quiet and likes to keep to her self partly because she stayed home with my very protective mother till she was 3 and didn’t socialize with other children, and we just moved to a new town 2yrs ago and haven’t made any real family friends yet. She's finally made a friend in preschool but her friend is too bossy. This friend is 3 months younger than my daughter but she is lot more social, bubbly and outgoing which I thought was going to help my daughter but I’m now starting to worry. She (her friend) chooses every game they play, what they play with, how they play it, what role my daughter plays and everything else. And her friend gets upset when things don't go her way. My daughter being so quiet and peace loving has always gone along with her, and now I think she’s started to be too dependent on her. I feel like my daughter is not being able to develop her own personal interests or ideas without her friend. This friend is a very sweet child and I admire her very much but how do I get my daughter not only to be bold enough to make her own decisions but also be able to stand up for her self?
