I've always been able to coax her out of her comfort zone so she has always done extra curriculars in and out of school, even when no-one she knew was doing it. This was confidence building but as she's reached 14, 15, 16 - more inhibition has set in and she's more resistant to doing new stuff without a friend in tow. She's not very assertive around people she does not know well.
She does have an inner confidence with regards to her abilities and she plays a sport out of school with girls from all different schools.
She'll be doing D of E silver next year so perhaps the volunteering part could be something that would help boost her social confidence. I often think working with different ages, either older or younger people can be beneficial but I am out of ideas. She's in Year 11 if that makes any difference. We're looking carefully at 6th form options trying to find the best fit for her.
I'm probably not articulating myself very well - I'm home ill from work today and typing from bed.
To summarise:
DD 16 at times timid and inhibited
Need ideas of how I can help her boost her social confidence
If that can be tied up with D of E volunteering then great but all ideas are welcome
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