DD is nearly 2 and I'm hoping to find other parents whose toddlers have been similar and who might be able to advise me on things they did that worked for them!
She is very bright but also very shy and sensitive. Behaviours like completely closing off when she's out of her comfort zone, getting very upset when her friends are too affectionate with her, getting very stressed out by physical challenges which are well within her reach. She has quite a strongly developed sense of right and wrong and she can't bear it when people do 'wrong' things (not that we use that language) e.g. snatching.
It probably doesn't sound like much but sometimes when all these factors are put together I do worry about how bothered she can be by the world; when she's in her happy place (i.e. somewhere quiet with people she trusts) she is full of chatter and laughter, and I would love to give her the confidence to be like that in other settings.
So, just wondering what other parents do/have done, or is it just a matter of time? I do remember being shy in some situations as a child and hating it, so really want to give her the skills to cope with things that make her uncomfortable, but maybe I'm thinking about this too much, too soon.