How to help a shy child participate in school

Do you know any children like this?

1. They “act really shy around other kids. They seem to be nervous or afraid to be around other kids and they don’t talk much.

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They often play alone at recess.”

7. They “watch what other kids are doing but don’t join in. At recess, they watch other kids playing but then play by themselves.”
8. They “are very quiet. They don’t have much to say to other kids.”

Heidi Gazelle, of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, presented this three-part description to almost 700 third graders so they could help her identify what developmental psychologists call “anxious, solitary children.” These children want to interact with their peers, but their shyness holds them back.

When they’re around other kids, shy children feel like outsiders looking in. Even among familiar faces, they often end up playing alone or just silently watching others having fun, without joining in.

The Vicious Cycle of Shyness

Many shy children get trapped in a vicious cycle that keeps them from connecting with other kids: Because they feel unc

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