My 4 year old son is quite shy – he is often afraid of kids at the playground and only engages in parallel play occasionally.
Can anyone recommend any picture books or Mr Rogers / Sesame Street episodes on interacting with other kids? I think that he needs examples of the skills required to talk with other kids, as well as examples of shy kids having fun with other kids.
As a side question, I don’t understand how lemmy works. How do I see the c/parenting groups on all of the other lemmy servers?
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Have you checked around for play groups?
I see events at the local library, and there’s kid play at the YMCA.
My parents had me in an overnight summer camp when I was a little older, and it worked out well.
That’s a good idea for exposure to other kids, but he is already in preschool, which is a sort of playgroup. Too young for overnight camp.
Good luck