We've been talking a bit about Wiley starting preschool this fall. He vacilates between being excited about learning and not wanting to go. Last night we had a wonderful conversation, that I have a feeling will come up several times over the next few weeks, after Wiley said: "I feel shy around other kids. I don't want to go to school." It was amazing that he could recognize these feelings and project that a new situation with new people could be intimidating. But I normalized his feelings and we talked about how he could make friends and what kinds of things he'd do at school. Then this morning he was having a bit of a melt down over something and cried, "I want friends."