Toddler socialisation

12 – 24 months:

Toddlerhood is a whole new ballgame. While your toddler is now a lot more curious about the world, he can only understand it in terms of how he fits into it. Your toddler will begin the enjoy the company of his peers but will be unable to understand how to share or take turns, which can make play dates fraught unpredictability … friends one day, enemies the next! He'll also want to do things his way, which can lead to defiance and tantrums.

24 - 36 months:

You may not thought it possible, but between 2 and 3 years, your toddler may seem every more self-centred than his younger shelf; he isn’t yet capable of empathising with those around him, so can appear to be uncaring. But as he matures, he will learn how to share and take turns, and find one or two like-minded 'special' friends.