Does, or did, your 2-year-old want to hold the hand of other small children? I mean, to the point of actually chasing the other child around the playground?
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Sophie is so cute when she says it. It's like one word to her. "BabyholdHands!" she says with a barely contained blurt of excitement.
Because we know how weird it is to have a random munchkin come up to your kid and try to hold his or her hand, Jen and I have been trying to make sure Soph at least asks the kid.
So, usually, "BabyholdHands!" is followed up by "Axs the baby," completed with a solemn head nod. A "pease" is usually thrown in there, too.
Jen and I are torn over Sophie's love of hand-holding.
Like I said, I know it's weird. And it could prove dangerous if such activities continue with bigger people. Right now, the victims have been those under three feet tall.
But it also shows a very tender side of our 2-year-old as she begins to develop a personality.
It all started when Jen took Sophie to an open gym at the local college a few months ago. A girl, probably about 4 or 5, came up to Sophie and took her hand, sort of like a protector in the sea of rug rats and gymnastics equipment.
Since, she walks right up to someone the same size as her, seeking to hold his or her hand. Sophie can be shy when talking to people she doesn't know or is not around frequently, but with this, she's fearless.
Jen and I appreciate this. It took me becoming a reporter — someone who has to approach people you don't know or you don't eat — before I could overcome the level of shyness Sophie seems to have overcome. At least with little people.
So, I ask you, fellow parents: What, if anything, should we do?
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