The main purpose of this paper is the study of social development of children and factors that influence that development. A child first aquires social experiences with his parents right after birth. A permanent emotional connection is made between the child and his guardian and the childs relations with his surroundings depend on it. It is important that both the parents and their families provide the child with proper models of behavior. Emotions, skills, abilities and experiences that a child aquires from his family are important for his further development and his relations with other members of his surroundings. One of the easiest and most efficient ways of socializing a child is through games. It, not only encourages further socialisation, but is also crutial in the development of the childs brain and its motor skills. Through games the child explores its surroundings, practices speach and enters social relationships. Childs characteristics also play an important role in the process of socialisation. An agressive child or a shy one, unlike one that is self-confident, has weaker social competences and has a hard time making friends. A child with dissabilities also encounters problems in socialisation because of the general non-acceptance from its peers. That is why it is important to encourage tolerance toward diversity when upbringing, and to enroll chldren with dissabilities to regular kindergartens and schools so they can have an encouraging environment for development of much needed experiences.