tag

Dylan,

You've become friends with one of your classmates at school and the two of you entertain the staff with your antics. His name is also Dylan and you guys will spend hours chasing after one another or taking turns stealing a coveted toy.

When I dropped you off the other day you wasted no time at all. You and Dylan J said your hellos and then you scampered away with a toothy smile, pausing after a bit to look back over your shoulder. You still had his attention so you turned and sat, facing him, grabbed a nearby toy and started playing, which was somehow the cue for him to fire up his engines. He zoomed across the floor and made a play for your toy. A caregiver laughed, "they're back at it again -- yesterday they played tag all afternoon."

You have a lot of little "friends" who are really just acquaintances around the same age. This is the first bond that you seem to have selected and cultivated of your own volition.

You are socialized.

Dad