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[quote=Anonymous]My younger child can be very shy in new situations. I have learned to think of it as him needing more time to be comfortable than any inability for him to be comfortable. I still remember the first party we went to after isolating for so long because of COVID and he just clung to me for 45 minutes. I had read some where to say “he’ll play when he’s ready” instead of saying he’s shy or whatever and I gritted my teeth and said it over and over while chatting with other kids and parents. After a loooonnng time I was just about to take him home when he discovered an activity he was really excited about and warmed up. He had a great time after that and got super excited for cake. I have had a lot of success with that general approach although it doesn’t work out for drop off things (which are just much harder in general but for us I think it’s separation anxiety more than anything)[/quote]
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