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If he’s not clicking with a particular
child, don’t force it; you want most of
his early social experiences to be positive.
Arrange for him to enter new social
situations as gradually as possible.
When you’re going to a birthday party,
for example, talk in advance about
what the party will be like and how the
child might greet her peers (“First I’ll
say ‘Happy birthday, Joey,’ and then I’ll
say ‘Hi, Sabrina.’). And make sure to
get there early. It’s much easier to be
one of the earlier guests, so your child
feels as if other people are joining him
in a space that he “owns,” rather than
having to break into a preexisting
group.
Similarly, if your child is nervous before
school starts for the year, bring
him to see his classroom and, ideally, to
meet the teacher one-on-one, as well as
other friendly-looking adults, such as
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