Or maybe she’s afraid of them? Our conversation from today:
“Natalie, let’s go to the toy store!”
“No! I want to stay here!”
“Really? Don’t you want to go and get a new toy??”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“Because I want to stay here.”
“But why don’t you want to go to the toy store?”
“Because there might be boys there….”
“Oh? What’s wrong with boys?”
“I can’t play with boys.”
“Why not?”
“Because….I am shy.”
After I promised to hold her hand or pick her up if she felt shy, I finally convinced Natalie that going to the toy store would be fun. We met up with one of her friends, who is a boy. As soon as she saw him she boldly said, “Look, I have a red coat!” They played together very nicely and Natalie didn’t appear to be shy at all. And it was fun, just like I promised her.