Shy boy

Just give him time. Mine used to cry if anyone tried to interact with her 😂 now she's tolerant of random people talking to her but not exactly friendly and I'm fine with that. I used to take her to quite a few groups but honestly she just prefers smaller groups and familiar friends. I'm lucky to have made a little group of mum friends at one of the groups and we love seeing them at the park, for walks etc.

I always said to people we were seeing to say hi and just ignore her, then she just takes her time and decides whether to interact or not, usually she does. The friends and family who have listened to my advice and given her time are now reaping the rewards, she's really loving with my sister who we see monthly and calls various friends of mine by name and says they're her friends, and she loves her grandma too. Some family members of mine have struggled and she tolerates them but isn't really keen yet. She will only cuddle my sister and MIL.

My boy is almost 14 months and we struggle with this too. The cashiers at the grocery store always try to interact and he just grabs me tight and looks away. One of them knows what to do tho, she plays peek a boo and he LOVES IT. He opens up. He laughs and makes eye contact. He has started blowing kisses to girls at the park and my mom and friends on FaceTime. He didn’t open up with his Mimi this last visit but totally melted for Papa. He opened up to play and cuddle. I think the more people try to interact with him the more he opens up if there is the time. When we see a rather large guy friend of ours, he’s always super clingy and shy at first but 40 minutes later he wants to play peek a boo and chase. One time he was in the cart at the grocery store and he randomly said “hi!” to some unknown man walking towards us down the aisle. He barely says hi… I’m convinced it just times time with some kids.

Thank you for the kind words! 💜