I don't really mean 'antisocial' but it gives an idea of what I'm looking for advice on.
DD is 2y5m. She interacts easily with adults and will engage in activities/playing with adults very happily.
She has seemed uncertain of other children from early on. We never went to baby groups but we met up with my Antenatal group on a nearly weekly basis from early on so she has spent time with other children. She went to a childminder from 8m but didn't settle. I think part of the issue may have been that on one of the days she was with a child a year older than her who was trying to be lovely with her but probably harassed her a bit (we met up once and the child seemed to never leave DD alone, pulling her buttons, taking her cup etc.)
After deciding with the childminder that it just wasn't working as DD was unhappy every time she went, she had a 6 week break from childcare and then started at nursery. Nursery have been absolutely brilliant at helping her settle in and after a difficult start for the first few weeks she is now happy there and chats happily about her day when I pick her up and looks forward to going in the morning. However, when we get to her nursery room in the morning she does seem a bit like a rabbit in headlights.
Anyway, to the point, we recently went to a friend from nursery's birthday party. It was really nice and the kids (twenty 2-3 year olds) were all lovely and playing nicely. DD had a great time and was happy to leave me and go off and play with the toys provided. However, it was very noticeable that her other friends from nursery were playing together and DD just wasn't interested. She just did her own thing, the whole time.
Is this something we should work on or am I overthinking this?