My now 2 year old son was also like this as a baby. He also tends to observe in group / unfamiliar situations but if he knows the people he gets stuck in! He just takes some time to warm up is all. He is the most beautiful, kind, gentle soul and is an absolute ball of energy at home 🥰 don’t think there is much you need to do other than be his support, I used to just sit with my boy whilst he watched other kids at soft plays until he felt comfortable to venture away from me
My boy was exactly like this then we started going out more often play centre parks and now he’s ok
Thanks for the advice everyone 😊 I’ll keep taking him and just going with the flow 🥰
My little boy was quite like this at that age then as he got older now he's just sort of quiet and watches the world go by in busy places and will smile but doesn't tend to chat much. At home he's a chatty Cathy.