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How to get my child to interact with other children

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My son attends nursery but when it comes to interacting with the children he doesn't. He will play along side them but he behaves as though no one else is there. When it comes to story time or group activities he just plays away on his own

If I take him to the park and their is children of 10 years old he would run to play with them. 

When it comes to adults he talks away in baby language and the words he can say. No lack of confidence and always wants to be involved with what adults are doing

Why does my son behave like this and how do I get him to interact with the children his own age

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  • I'll leave the advice as to whether it's possible to make him interact with other children, or even whether you 'should' make him, to others more qualified than I because that's beyond my knowledge. All I can give you is personal experience. As a child I was very insular. I didn't interact with other kids my age, much preferring to do my own thing. I know I would have hated it if I'd been forced to interact. Eventually, when I was around 11/12, I did start to socialise with kids my age, but even then I preferred doing things on my own a lot of the time (still do). So, he may be perfectly happy, he may not want to bother with other kids? My granddaughter (aged 10) is like that too. She does have one good friend but doesn't see her often (though they play a computer game online together a lot), the rest of the time she's content to stay in her room and amuse herself. Her mum is always trying to make her come out and play with her sister or join in family games, which she doesn't want to do. I tend to let her be when she stays with me, because I know how she feels. I really don't know which is the *right* thing to do. 

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    See I thought his social skills where great. The nursery keep complaining he isn't socialising with other children. I know he has no issues when talking to anyone even if it's just to say hello. He loves meeting new people.

    I'm just going to let him do his own thing I think. He has own personality and not wanting to socalise in my belief is his own individual choice. Everyone does not do everything at the same time and he is happy

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  • in reply to Deleted user

    See I thought his social skills where great. The nursery keep complaining he isn't socialising with other children. I know he has no issues when talking to anyone even if it's just to say hello. He loves meeting new people.

    I'm just going to let him do his own thing I think. He has own personality and not wanting to socalise in my belief is his own individual choice. Everyone does not do everything at the same time and he is happy

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