My son has recently developed an interest in making conversation with people he doesn't know. When we go on hikes, he wants to say something to everyone we pass on the trail. I've been impressed with his ability to start and carry on these conversations. He usually starts with a good opening line - here are some examples:
To anyone: "I was a policeman for Halloween."
To an older couple on a hike: "Did you have surgery?"
To a man walking his dog on our street: "Where do you live?"
To a family on a hike: "Do you know what you would like for lunch today?" (Then proceeded to prepare pretend lunch for them.)
To a little boy on the playground: "I'm wearing cowboy boots."
To a friend over dinner: "Did you take a nap today?"
I could learn a lot from him!
I could learn a lot from him!
Have to admire his innocence, his belief that the world and people around him are safe and good. And his being interested in seeing where using these social skills will take him, what he might learn, wanting to connect with the world outside himself. Is it a learned skill, or inherent to his personality? Who knows, but it's fun to see him develop, in all his uniqueness.
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