DS (3) is shy.
'Shyness is nice. But shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life you'd like to.'
That Smiths song keeps coming into my head.
He's a great boy. Lovely and happy and confident with people he knows, but walking into a room/party etc he will just watch everyone for a really long time. Might not join in at all, or only with me holding his hand. I remember being the same as a kid and feel I missed out on a lot - maybe that's why I was to help him. Or maybe I just want to fix it, which is less positive. I'm not sure which!
Does anyone else have experience of supporting a shy toddler? Any blogs or books that are good? Am I being mean wanting him to be more of a 'charge on in there' character. I'm a writer and probably wouldn't be if I wasn't the same kind of personality.
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Cinnamon2013 · 12/06/2016 18:49
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