Helping Children With Shyness Cary NC

Set a good example. The first step to helping your shy child overcome his or her shyness is to set a good example. This is done by your responses to different social situations.

• Be the first to say "hi" and to begin conversations. Talk to strangers. Greet people in the store or while doing other errands.
• Give out lots of compliments.
• Help those in need.
• Shake hands and make introductions.
• Never avoid social situations. If you are shy yourself, now is the time to work to get over that. Work towards putting your best foot forward and talking to people you know as well as strangers.

Work on thinking positive. Many shy people are pessimists by nature. Much of their shyness comes from negative thinking such as, "They never like me." or "It doesn't matter what I say, they will never listen to me." With that in mind, work on helping your child become a positive thinker.

• Give your child lots of positive encouragement.
• Let your child know how much you like him or her.
• Point out your child's good points or the times that they have made great successes.
• If your child is old enough then talk with them about negative thinking and teach them to counter every negative thought by thinking about it. Usually negative thoughts come with a "never" or "always". Have them look at it and see that "Sometimes people do like me." or "There are people who listen when I talk". Teaching your child to counter negative thoughts will help them think more positive and have a better self-image. ...

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  Author: Danelle Karth