| Many children faced with a situation they cannot | | | | one or both of two musts that should have gone into |
| handle, will react to it by hesitating and withdrawing, | | | | strengthening his personality. |
| shutting their mouths tight, even running away from it. | | | | The child needs to know where he belongs to you |
| The situation may be of simplest kind, like a stranger | | | | that he can count on you for understanding, come |
| asking them their name, or some other children inviting | | | | what may. While he was a helpless baby he needed |
| them to come and play. | | | | your complete protection and loving care. Now as he |
| Such children are excessively shy and this shyness, | | | | is growing up he still needs affectionate help and |
| while usually quite obvious to grownups, is | | | | direction as he begins to take over activities, decisions |
| unfortunately often misunderstood and the child | | | | and responsibilities for himself. The security that comes |
| regarded as stupid or stubborn. Some even regard the | | | | from knowing that you, his parents are standing by the |
| shy child as a " good child." The kind that can be seen | | | | approval, understanding and interest is the broad firm |
| and not heard and one that knows his proper place. | | | | base from which your child steps confidently forth to |
| Of course we don't expect all children to be equally | | | | meet new people and new situations. |
| sociable. Some children are less responsive to social | | | | Meeting the problem of the shy child means giving |
| situations while others are the life of the party. The | | | | considerable thought as to how you can help him built |
| quiet, self-reliant child is not the subject of this article | | | | up a better opinion of himself on the foundations or |
| but rather the child who is shy because he lacks | | | | security and self-confidence. Shyness should be |
| self-reliance and social situations. Such shyness is not | | | | corrected at an early age of life to avoid hindrance |
| a virtue but usually a sign that something has gone | | | | and decrease self-esteem and confidence in the |
| wrong during the process of growing up. | | | | future. What they think and feel of themselves will be |
| Stated simply that the shy child needs to have a | | | | the basis of other people on how to treat them as |
| better opinion of himself. Somehow he's missed out on | | | | well. |