How to tell if your child is shy or if it’s actually anxiety
An untidy line of preschool kids dressed in black bottoms and white tops belt out choir songs on stage.
My son faces the wrong way and chews his fingers.
I try to catch his eye and give him an encouraging smile, as I mime the familiar words which he has been singing loudly and confidently in our house for weeks. But he chooses to avoid my gaze, instead focusing on an errant hangnail.
As a former elementary school teacher, I’ve coaxed little children to stand tall, look at the audience and use a loud and proud voice in all manner of recitals, shows and plays. But now that I have my own reluctant performer, I’m second guessing myself and wondering exactly how to tell the difference between age-appropriate social awkwardness and something more serious" Being shy vs. being an introvert
Parents often label their children as “shy” when they exhibit a totally acceptable wariness of strangers or unknown situations and places. But it’s important for parents and teachers to draw a distinction between fleeting developmental shyness and an actual personality type that will likely continue into adulthood, says Jean Otto, a clinical psychologist in Palos Verdes, California. ?Shyness and introversion are not the same things,” she says. “A child who is shy is frequently uncomfortable in social situations and feels vulnerable. But often these kids are just slow to warm up and become more engaged as their comfort level increases and are shy mai...
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