How to help your child overcome shyness

Insecurity is often the main cause of shyness. To make your child become bolder, try to help him.

Psychologists note that vulnerability and impressionability is most often inherent in shy people. At the same time, such people have a rich imagination and are able as no one to understand the feelings of another person. It is not shy children are able to be true friends, and they are not inherent in selfishness and ill-will. Modest children often pity all stray animals and from time to time try to bring them home. Parents should not criticize their child's behavior, as such actions can cause serious injuries to his mental health. On the contrary, a shy child, more than anyone else, needs approval of his actions, which helps him to increase his self-esteem.

Critical remarks of parents interfere with the proper formation of the child's personality, especially if reproaches are uttered in the presence of strangers. Try to avoid comparisons with other children, so that the baby does not close in himself and do not feel offended.

Do not scold the baby, if instead of talking to grandma, he hid in a secluded corner of your house. Sometimes this behavior parents write off on capriciousness or stubbornness of the child, but not on shyness and begin to mercilessly shame him. Thus, the baby forms a negative experience of communication with other people, and he begins to avoid everyone in a row. If your child has such a trait as shyness, then in any case do not force him to do any action on display. Remember that the baby must independently express the desire to read a poem to grandma or show someone his drawings. Forced actions can forever discourage the baby to communicate with others, which in the future will be a significant hindrance in the social formation of personality.

Observe how your child behaves when friends or relatives come to you. Shy baby usually sits quietly in his mother's arms or starts to be cranky. Have you noticed that with the arrival of guests, your child hid in his room? Try to sit the baby next to you and talk to him about something understandable to his mind. Tell your guests what new words your child has learned and what games they like to play. It's great if the guests play with your child in his favorite games. You won't even notice how your shy baby has undergone a pleasant metamorphosis and turned into a charming daredevil.