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A shy child has a hard time building relationships with peers, does not like going to school, and generally feels uncomfortable all the time. Parents are able to overcome this trait in their baby.
What to do if your toddler is shy
Create situations for the child in which he can communicate with peers. If he doesn’t go to kindergarten, take him to the playground or, for example, to a dance. Don’t interfere with children’s interactions.
Shy child needs help
Nei o nisi fesoasoani fesoasoani:
- Tell your child that you were shy as a child.
- Empathize with his problem.
- Discuss all the benefits of communication with your baby.
- Don’t label your child. Discuss the problem, but do not call the child shy or similar.
- Reward your child for being sociable.
- Play scary situations for your baby in role-playing games.
A great way to boost your baby’s self-confidence and reduce shyness is a fairy tale. Tell him stories where reality is mixed with fiction. The protagonist of fairy tales is your child. The rest of the family can also be actors. In a fairy tale, trouble should happen, and your smart and brave kid, according to the plot, must solve it.
How to help with the game
This useful entertainment is called “quick answers”. For it, you need to involve your child’s peers. Stand in front of a group of children and ask them simple questions. They can be serious and playful. Then count to three. Children will try to shout out the answer before others. This gives them the opportunity to be liberated.
The facilitator’s task is to ask questions in such a way that there are no laggards in the game. If he sees that some child is silent, the questions should be structured in such a way as to attract the silent one to the answers.
Tips for parents to help raise a shy baby
Let’s take a look at the main reasons that lead to shyness:
- The kid cannot master some things, but he is scolded for it.
- The adults did not teach the child how to conduct a conversation and how to build relationships with peers.
- The kid is overly controlled, he lives in conditions of military discipline.
- Girls and boys are brought up in radically different ways, which is why they do not know how to build relationships with members of the opposite sex.
Avoid these things so that your child does not become embarrassed by those around him.
It is advisable to get rid of shyness in childhood. The older a person is, the more difficult it is for him to overcome this quality.