Comments on: What to do When Your Child is Shy http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/ Tips for parenting, pregnancy, and all things baby... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:53:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: This Week’s Carnival of Family Life -- Let’s Talk Babies -- Tips for parenting, pregnancy, and all things baby… http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/comment-page-1/#comment-43892 This Week’s Carnival of Family Life -- Let’s Talk Babies -- Tips for parenting, pregnancy, and all things baby… Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:09:35 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/#comment-43892 [...] This week’s Carnival of Family Life if now up at An Island Life. The carnival this week has a ton of entries, including my article on What to do When Your Child is Shy. [...] [...] This week’s Carnival of Family Life if now up at An Island Life. The carnival this week has a ton of entries, including my article on What to do When Your Child is Shy. [...]

]]> By: Karen Lynch http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Karen Lynch Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:54:11 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/#comment-197 P.S. oops, I'm here via the CFL P.S. oops, I’m here via the CFL

]]> By: Karen Lynch http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Karen Lynch Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:53:23 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/#comment-196 Great Advice! My 16 year old stepson is extremely shy and it is difficult to watch his struggle. Great Advice! My 16 year old stepson is extremely shy and it is difficult to watch his struggle.

]]> By: Lisa Mitchell http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Lisa Mitchell Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:19:04 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/#comment-193 Cathy, Thanks for the comment. Thanks for the great suggestions. You're right, parents do need to be careful that their child's sweet shyness does not turn into low self esteem that hinders them as they grow up. Cathy,

Thanks for the comment. Thanks for the great suggestions. You’re right, parents do need to be careful that their child’s sweet shyness does not turn into low self esteem that hinders them as they grow up.

]]> By: Lisa Mitchell http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Lisa Mitchell Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:17:39 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/#comment-192 Local Girl, I found in my research that a lot of children began to "let loose" a little more once they started school. It isn't that way for all kids, but it certainly helps when they see what the other children are doing. Thanks for including my article in the carnival. Local Girl,

I found in my research that a lot of children began to “let loose” a little more once they started school. It isn’t that way for all kids, but it certainly helps when they see what the other children are doing.

Thanks for including my article in the carnival.

]]> By: Local Girl http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Local Girl Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:19:41 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/#comment-191 Girlie Girl used to be painfully shy. Whenever we went out, she never left my side. However, since she has started school she has become a more outgoing child. In fact, she pretty much runs the class! Thanks for sharing this with the Carnival of Family Life. Girlie Girl used to be painfully shy. Whenever we went out, she never left my side. However, since she has started school she has become a more outgoing child. In fact, she pretty much runs the class!

Thanks for sharing this with the Carnival of Family Life.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Cathy Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:16:24 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/#comment-189 Excellent article :) I found when talking with my children it helped to help them identify feelings.I might say when "Chuckie" was in a new setting and showing signs of hesitation or fear, "did you feel a little bit scared?" and then wait for his respone...might not come right away. And when you do get a response, accept it. Don't deny it or reason it away or over react. Say something like - "sometimes I feel that way too ." Or after accepting his feeling, ask if there was someting he especially liked about the event. Let him think things through with your gentle encouragement. I agree with you, Lisa that shyness can be an endearing trait, however lack of self esteem is very insidious and parents need to be vigilant to quietly encourage developing good self esteem. It can be a very fine balancing act! Excellent article :) I found when talking with my children it helped to help them identify feelings.I might say when “Chuckie” was in a new setting and showing signs of hesitation or fear, “did you feel a little bit scared?” and then wait for his respone…might not come right away. And when you do get a response, accept it. Don’t deny it or reason it away or over react. Say something like – “sometimes I feel that way too .” Or after accepting his feeling, ask if there was someting he especially liked about the event. Let him think things through with your gentle encouragement.
I agree with you, Lisa that shyness can be an endearing trait, however lack of self esteem is very insidious and parents need to be vigilant to quietly encourage developing good self esteem. It can be a very fine balancing act!

]]> By: Lisa Mitchell http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Lisa Mitchell Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:06:42 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/#comment-183 Elizabeth, I am glad you enjoyed the post. Since I am shy myself I found the research I did to be very helpful even for adults. Elizabeth,

I am glad you enjoyed the post. Since I am shy myself I found the research I did to be very helpful even for adults.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Elizabeth Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:49:46 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2007/01/15/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-shy/#comment-182 Excellent advice! This is me to a certain extent, too. Excellent advice! This is me to a certain extent, too.

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