I have a relative who’s son, about 10 year old, seems to be fond of me. He is an avid talker. He will talk about anything and everything with me. Problem is, he doesn’t understand that I’m an introverted piece of shit. Even though I like being with him when I feel like talking, other times I can’t match his energy and feel exhausted. To just ignore what he’s saying and stop responding all of a sudden makes me feel bad. He’s really a good kid. How do I tell him to give me a break without hurting him?
Treat him like a grown up.
Be honest that some people need peace and quiet and while you enjoy spending time with him you can’t handle it all the time.
He’s old enough to understand it, and you’ll do a better job explaining it than some 10 year old he knows from school.
Kids are sponges and learn social cues like that really quickly, but someone has to tell them what’s going on. There is absolutely nothing wrong with telling a kid that age to chill out
Treating kids like grown ups is very important for development.
It’s what they want more than anything too.
Like, all the tools are baked in, but kids who don’t run into limits grow up to be adults who can’t recognize limits.
I thought they “yearned for the mines”?
That’s why we gave them minecraft.
Yeah, the AP ones
And treating grown ups like kids is useful sometimes too!