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[quote=Anonymous]Our neighbors (whose house my 3yo is often at) 
had a bday party today for their 4yo.  My 3yo was excited to go but as soon as we walked in and he saw that there were about 8 kids and 6 adults there he turned around crying and said he wanted to go home.  Then he sat on my lap burying himself on me before I finally coaxed him enough to give an activity a try.  From there he was more comfortable but largely played with his brother or by himself versus engaging in activities with the other kids.

It made me realize that he’s very rarely been around large groups.  We have socialized since covid but it’s usually with one other family at a time.  Or we go places there are larger groups (playground / Gymboree) but there is no expectation of interacting.

I’m just curious of this is:
1) normal for a lot of 3yos always
2) normal for a lot of 3yos currently due to covid distancing the majority of their lives
3) no normal - abnormally high anxiety and something I should address beyond trying to get him more exposure [/quote]

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