my wee boy is just over 5 and he is a creature of habit,anything changes and it gets him all worked up and upset and he too cries at a drop of a hat. when he first started school he would hang onto me for dear life and cry - i am talking sob his little heart out cry when I go to leave. He would walk me to the gate then want me to walk him back to class again where the teacher would take him away, this teacher told me he was emotionally unstable!! I don't think he is - just some kids don't like being in different situations. He now no longer cries after I gave him a timy teddy of mine to have in his bag so a part of me was always with him at school and that worked for months now he leaves the teddy at home with me. Last week though he was so excited as he wanted to play touch rugby - he went along to every practise and loved it, last week was his first game - he ran onto the field started to play looked around and saw about 60 people standing there watching and he burst into tears and ran off the field never to go back on and play. I spose there is no helpful solution here but waiting it out. I think some kiddies need more reassurance than others and I don't think we go wrong as parents ( took me a long time to figure this out hehe) I just think people expect more out of our kids these days to be more socially acceptable. I have been told I cuddle him "too much" but again if they can't come to us for support and saftey where will they go and what will they turn out like. I don't think there is such a thing as cuddling them too much.
I know I haven't helped much - but I understand where you are coming from.
Hope everything works out for you.
Karen.

You're right Karen. I have been told young boys are more tearful than girls in fact. I am a believer in getting your feelings out in the open, so I haven't tried to stop him crying. That will come with maturity.

I live in the assumption that he won't still be crying when he's 20, but he will be a sensitive guy...and sometimes that can be a good thing.