This weekend we had a friends one year old son over when she had to work on Saturday morning. Abby had a great time even though she is not used to being around other kids that much. I was worried that she might be a bit apprehensive about sharing her toys etc, but she was very indifferent about the matter. She was very much the sharing older sister type even though he is only 3 months younger than she is. And that gives me a lot of hope since she is about to become a big sister 
She kept giving him his bottle when he dropped it and fed him her Lucky Charms (after she ate the marshmallows, of course!). She showed him how to use her toys the “right” way and didn’t fight back when he took them away from her or stepped on her toes and grabbed her clothes. She really just watched him to see what he was doing with her toys They chased each other back and forth throughout the house and she tried to get him to climb up onto the bed and couch like she does.
It just really reaffirmed to me how much I need to get her out some more and give her more supervised playtime with other kids. I think it will help her development and also social interaction and let her know that she is not the only child out there. She sure loves attention but when she is around other kids she really just hangs back and watches rather than to get in there and really play and I’d like to see that changed. So, in the next few months I really hope to get her out more and change her little social life
A Little Friend August 31, 2010
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