So I have been attending playgroup for around 1year now with my dd who is 2.4years. I have made no friends, but everyone is polite enough in a superficial way. I am quite a reserved character and my dd is the opposite very sociable and friendly, and loves going up to all toddlers and babies to interact, however I get the feeling that some parents do not really appreciate an outwardly sociable child. For example today as dd was climbing down the stairs the little boy that was in front who is just a couple of weeks younger than dd, stopped and was struggling a bit, so dd held is hand and tried to help him. He snatched his hand away, and after a little while when this little boy was still struggling dd tried to help him again, his mother then said in quite an abrupt way to her ds, well if you don't want someone to touch you then that is your right, before scooping him up and running away. I thought my dd was showing how kind and compassionate she was being, and I felt so proud of her. I think the little boys mothers reaction was over the top. I think I would have said something along the lines of, oh that is so nice the little girl is trying to help you. To be offended at a 2 year old, trying to hold another 2 year olds hand is ludicrous in my book. Are there other people that feel this way? Or is this where our society has now reached, just interested in hearing other people's point of view.