Shy child

Forgive me....this is not a legal question.
I know there are a lot of mothers reading
and writing in this forum.
What is the best way to get a child over
being shy?
The father thinks that being extra rough
will help. I don't.

Please answer questions first.

How old is she?

Brothers or sisters or only child?

Grade?

I have my reasons for the questions but can't give a good answer without them.

Child is a boy of four years of age,
and is the only child.
I am the grandmother and I home school him.
He is a very intelligent child...can count
to 100...can write and can spell many words.
In other words, he is advanced. I would
put him at about 2nd or 3rd grade. It is
his choice to advance , and he pushes me to teach him more and more.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by joannej:
[b]Child is a boy of four years of age,
and is the only child.
I am the grandmother and I home school him.
He is a very intelligent child...can count
to 100...can write and can spell many words.
In other words, he is advanced. I would
put him at about 2nd or 3rd grade. It is
his choice to advance , and he pushes me to teach him more and more.[/b]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Does he have any pets? Oh, and I wouldn't worry too much about it. I have two brothers that both were extremely shy for most of their childhood. One we can't get to shut up for a minute and the other one is looked up to by his peers.

Tig

[MySonsMom]

I don't think being "rough" will help. I would suggest getting the child more involved with other children, and other adults. That is very typical for a child that is homeschooled, or even a child that stays home with one of the parents rather in daycare...Perhaps you can enroll the child into a play group, or activity where he can interact with other people. I wouldn't worry too much about it, but I would definitly get him involved with others somehow, to make up for the missed "interaction" in school and daycare. Good luck!

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I fully agree with Mysonsmom. Get him around other kids. Is there a mother's day out close to you? - Usually put on by a church. Let him go a couple of mornings it will be good for him. He will learn to cope with other kids and children are very patient with shy children and get them interested in games and things like that. Socialization is what you are trying to accomplish and unless there are a million children in the neighborhood where he can play with other kids, he needs little people who he can talk to and play with on a regular basis. One note though, remember that in 20 years, no one will know he had a problem so don't take this too seriously. If he is happy, thriving and seems to do well then count your blessings and do the best you can.