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I think he sometimes wants to join in but can't keep up with the rules but a lot of time he just wants to play with whatever he's interested in and just doesn't care if they join him or not. DH and I are both quite introverted and I've always been surprised at how social DS really is. Edited to add that I think he has a bit to him that's like my husband: he's pretty secure in his own mind, even if others aren't making the same decision. Appealing to peer pressure has never really been a consistent motivator for him.

Yesterday was interesting because he was trying to join into a playdate that was happening (among some other families) at a museum we were visiting but then he was upset that a girl was trying to take away the toy he was playing with. I can't tell if I coached him correctly or not. I'm also not sure if I should be telling him to leave these groups alone or not. Sometimes I feel like I'm a little too socially awkward to be guiding him in these matters, ha.