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Sugar, You have gotten such thoughtful and right on advice from moms who have been there. I will tell you that while my babe is very sociable and approaches people to visit (mostly adults), she much prefers to be with just us and spend time alone. There were many periods when she would look away if others looked at her or talked to her; she always prefers quiet one to one activities than a crowd of loud mates at the playground. She will avoid that experience every time.

Go with your gut and support her in being who she is. Take her out and have fun; if she wants to play and open up, she will. If she doesn't, she knows that is perfectly great too.