Toddlers and being social
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My son is very social and interested in everything 😂 I encouraged this by finding local activities like toddler story time at the local library, going to the playground, finding events like touch a truck, and going to the zoo!
Took her out to coffee shops and anywhere and everywhere and most of the time had to hold her for reassurance but constantly pointed to her other kids and what they were doing and that a their daddy and mummy and all…. She started to get interested in everything and mimic and now she goes and plays 70% of the time… while before was not even 5% 😂 When it comes to development she’s pretty on it and just loves her books and learning…
I am also worried about the same thing. My boy seems to be scared of other kids. If he sees someone else coming up the steps to go down the slide and he is already on it, he panicks. He doesn’t like anyone getting to close to him, or even giving him too many toys, foods. He starts pushing their hand away. He sticks to me and observes, and wants to play with me only (or other family members). I just try to get him more exposure to other kids. That is what the pediatrician said. She also said it’s best to have the same group of children who he can see regularly.
We are going through the same thing. She is a wild child with just us at home, but when around others she just freezes and sucks her thumb. We’ve done the park, library time, indoor playground, children’s museum, etc. I’m not sure what else to do. I guess in her own time.
Up until August this year (so 22/23 months), my little one was TERRIFIED of other toddlers, any man out in public (even her Uncles, cousins, etc) and would only approach 3 of my girlfriends. It was so stressful. She would scream everywhere and be scared of everything and many times I wondered what was wrong with her…. I would stay home for fear of taking her out. Even toddler groups were traumatic. Before her bday, mid August I started to talk to her a lot. Take her even more frequently to parks an instead of telling her to say hi and play and go anywhere I would stay away and describe what the kids were doing. Like “look at those 2 girls! They are going down the slide together? See how they wait for their turn?” “Look at the baby boy in the swing!! He can’t walk yet, he’s so small! Look at him goooo!”