So my DD is very shy and introverted and is now in year 1, reception was OK but she really struggled socially, she took a good 6 months or so to establish some firm friendships and play with anyone other than the one friend she knew before (who is completely lovely but also good deal more outgoing and sociable than my DD) following lockdown DD finally seems to be in a friendship group of 4 girls who are all quite close, including the original friend, although once again DD remains mainly interested in playing with just one girl in that specific group, whilst the others are all much more sociable and seem to play much more widely. I'm relieved and happy that she finally has some friends now of course, and I'm really hoping that she will keep her little group as she is so much happier going to school now. Should I be encouraging her to play more widely too and setting up playdates with others (once allowed) to support her widening her friendship groups, or is that just a waste of time? I'm interested in how fluid you've found your DC's friendships to be in year 1, do you think they are fairly likely to be set by this stage, or do they continue to keep changing till further up the school?