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Shame, shyness, a sense of ridicule are interconnected feelings that begin to be experienced around the early years and evolve during development.
They appear as evolutionary mechanisms that help children adapt to the new.
Certain situations in a child's life can lead to these kinds of feelings: a change of house, the arrival of a little brother, the start of kindergarten ... In general, this stage of shame, shyness or sense of ridicule it is temporary lasting only a few weeks.
Studies show that 15% of children are born with a predisposition to be shy. Although this is not decisive. What is important for the evolution of these feelings is the positive or negative intervention that parents make throughout the development of their children and the environment.
The shy boy usually shows the following attitudes:
- Try to avoid people who are unfamiliar to you.
- They prefer to be alone, rather than join a group.
- If they are with other minors, they tend to be very quiet and not very participative.
- They are fearful and suspicious of everything they do not know.
Parents must be alert to these signs, in order to try to avoid that these first signs of shyness can increase and later lead to difficulties in establishing social relationships.
Self-esteem plays a fundamental role in this regard. It begins to be built during childhood and will be modified during its development depending on the experiences it has and the reactions it provokes in itself and in others.
The reactions of parents, relatives, teachers or friends to what the child does are important from the affective point of view and those that produce the greatest impact on self-esteem. For this reason, it is the people closest to the child who can influence that the child has greater self-esteem and with this, less shyness and that the sense of ridicule does not appear as a problem. How to help them?
- Do not put labels, not even to excuse his behavior. The more we tell and hear that you are embarrassing in front of others, the more you will be convinced that you are and the longer it will take you to overcome your problem.
- Do not force him to do what he does not want. Forcing him to give a kiss or to show how well he does something increases his insecurity and, therefore, his sense of ridicule.
- Lead by example. Explain to the child, in very simple words, that we are also ashamed to ask strangers things such as where a street is, and then go to a person to tell us that address.
- Strengthen their relationships with other little ones. Being close to your peers and relating will help you work the sense of ridicule positively.
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