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HiWe had the same and AS was asking to meet people from his intro book to make sure they were real!We introduced the grandparents very casually by "bumping" into them at the park that AS hac been to a few times. We introduced him and then all of us went to the swings. It was very informal and the whole meeting only lasted about 20 minutes, We found that this worked for us but only you know your AS and how much he can take in. It is a balance between introduction him to friends and family and keeping everything low key. Our AS also meet his cousins within the first week as he just wanted to meet them and play. They played together for about 2 hours in a neutral venue and have a really strong bond now. Our AS came from a busy FC with 5 other children so suddenly becoming an only child was hard for him..

ThanksThat's what I'm sort of wary of too, the fact that fc had a family of about 18 coming in and out every day and now he stays here just with us. He has met loads of nice kids outside which helps but I don't want him to be 'strange' with the family because he doesn't see them every day. It's not like we are them all the time anyway, just want him to know his new family

I would say that you need to go with what feels right for you. Don't worry too much about the link worker's advice, she won't expect you to do everything she suggests. You are the parents now, and thus is your decision. Personally, we introduced our family slowly. But the boys met my parents in the second week home. They visited us at home for an hour. It was pretty low key and the boys coped fine. But, my boys were younger only five and three.It might be a little strange for him to meet school friends and teachers before family.But you need to decide what's best for you.