Hello I Am New Here. I Would Like Some Info And Opinions From Other Mothers Here. I Am A Young Single Mom Of My 7 Yr Old Son. I Am An Only Child And So Is He So I Have Never Been Around Children Before To Know Much About Them Individually. He Never Wants To Go Outside And Play He Always Just Wants To Sit Inside And Play Playstation Or Watch Tv. He Is Very Unmotivated And Usually I Have To Ask Him Several Times To Do Something Whether Its To Put On His Shoes Are Brush His Teeth Ect.he Dosent Like Riding His Bike Or Ect. Is He Maby Just Lazy? Someone Mentioned Add To Me And I Posted On That Board But Got No Responses. He Isnt Hyper Hes Very Calm. In Groups Hes Always The Last One Following Behind. Last Yr He Played Tball This Year He Didt Want To Play And He Also Quit Basketball. He Is Negative Alot Of The Times. The Way He Thinks Is He Is More In Tune With How Things Work Than The World Around Him. Alot Of The Times He Seems To Me Like Hes Daydreaming And Off In Lala Land. However He Is Very Smart. He Is Banner/honner Roll Student. He Seems Happiest When He Is By Hiself Playing Video Games. Any Advice Opinions Please. I Do Not Want My Child To Grow Up And Be A Loner. Ive Been Worrying Alot About Him. Any Suggestions? Thanks In Advance

My son is the exact same way and he is 10. Everything but playstation is a chore to him and everything he does is the "easy way". He doesn't even untie his shoes to take them off or put them on and I have to badger him to brush his teeth. LAZY is what it is (his dad was the same way). I always tell him that he'll be sorry when he's an adult.

Fortunately there are kids on my street and they are forever ringing the doorbell for him to go out to play. This is the ONLY way I can get him to go outside and get fresh air. Maybe try enrolling him in sports or something where there are other kids that he can meet.

As for the laziness part - I threaten to take the playstation away if he doesn't do certain things and if he doesn't listen, I DO take it away. I love playstation too but it is the biggest problem for kids around.

Join him into some clubs!!! It will be better for him if he mixes as much as possible he will gain confidence too my little girl used to spend alot of time in her own company too and be reluctant to put her hand up in class etc etc shes my youngest (big age gap between my 2) so she has been like an 'only child' and teacher used to say to me 'she wont join in prefers 1 to 1' well to be honest some people are that way inclinde l told her everyone is different try not to worry lm sure you will see a 'happier boy' once he gets used to be around alot of kids by taking part in club activities good luck