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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My youngest is scared of non-family members. I have older kids who are outgoing so have never dealt with this and am worried about him. He's on track for all milestones and the pediatrician said it's just stranger danger and not to compare children because they all have different traits—but he is extremely shy, to the point that people comment on it, and if there is anything I can do to help I want to do it. We take him to the playground and to events with people frequently. He'll play but just avoid the other people there and gets upset if a stranger tries to interact with him. Advice?[/quote]

OP, you have to engage with other people.  It's you.
Your child is copying, learning from you. Teach him that is fine and safe to talk to others. You have to show him.
It's not just saying use your words. Show him how to.

Tell him to bring toys to the park abd share it with kids from the park. Bring ice cream for every kid at the park, socialize with the other kids. Make group situations where your child sees is good to share things with others and is a good feeling. It's nice to meet other and get to know others.

I used to be a nanny and I would bring car baby toys to the park to share and my twins saw thar and they model that. They pass the cars, also takes the cars from others lol and watches how other kids are playing with the toys I bring and it was fun. They were little for the slide and this helped a lot for infants, walkers and all kids really
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