Hello
Just looking for advice really
My 3 year old daughter is painfully shy.
When we go to my sisters house she won't even look or acknowledge her cousins (3&5) for the first 30 minutes, clings on to me, hides, want a hug off me. She sees her cousins weekly so knows them very well, she's the same with adults like my Mam or my sister, takes her such a long time to open up even though they are familiar faces.
She goes to school nursery and goes in absolutely fine, teacher said she is very quiet but she doesn't seem shy or upset when walking into the classroom , I looked through the window today and she just joined the children on a table and started playing. She speaks about the children in her class, knows all of their names But if she sees them outside of school and they say hello, she turns her head and freaks out, won't acknowledge them! There is a slight pattern, I seem to be the problem! It's always when I am around she gets shy and embarrassed with other people. Even when she looks in the mirror she tells me not to look at her, it's like she gets so embarrassed.
I'm taking her to a gymnastic class this evening and I'm dreading it because I know she won't join in because of how shy she is but I really want to get her confidence up. I'm worried about her having anxiety all through her school years.
She's not the type of child to go off and play im soft plays or play areas , always wants us to be with her and if someone goes near her she runs off the play area and it knocks her confidence to go back on.
Does anyone have any tips or advice?
TIA