The process of forming a child’s personality begins from the early stages, and he may have some problems that cause anxiety. These problems may be simple at the beginning, but with the neglect of the parents, they lead to bigger and more serious problems with the child, and childhood problems include shyness.
We often hear mothers complain that their child, for example, is active, a lot of movement, quarrelsome, and speaks fluently at home, but outside he is shy and does not speak or move; Rather, he may hide when any stranger appears, or he may start screaming and crying when visiting people while he is quiet and they laugh at home. The serious problem is when the mother complains that her child is late in school for his classmates, although he memorizes his lessons well, but he is ashamed of Answering questions, and many other manifestations of shyness in children.
Shy
Shyness is an emotional behavior that causes a child to be withdrawn and alienated from other people. However, modesty is a child's commitment to the curriculum of virtue and Islamic etiquette, and the difference between them is clear, as modesty is endeared in Islam, especially for females.
Reasons for shyness in children
- Heredity: When there is someone in the parents' family who is shy, the new child has the greatest chance of being shy. Genes transmit traits from parents to offspring.
- Mother's disorders during pregnancy: The pregnancy period greatly affects the characteristics of the newborn child, and when the mother suffers from disorders during this period, it may cause the child to acquire the characteristic of shyness.
- The mother's excessive fear for the child: it prevents him from taking any steps for himself, and instills in him fear of the surrounding environment.
- Marital problems and disagreements: which would rob the child of a sense of security, so he withdraws into himself and takes refuge in shyness.
- Harsh punishment: when a child is punished harshly when he commits any mistake, it will cause him frustration and fear.
How to deal with a shy child
As we mentioned earlier, you should try to get rid of this problem before it grows up with the child, because it may delay his academic achievement and his ability to create and achieve. We will give some tips that are useful in getting rid of the habit of shyness in the child:
Read also:How do I get my child to memorize quickly?- Conversation with the child and convincing him that shyness is not the same as shyness, that shyness will make him lose his friends and those he loves, and that there is nothing to fear in the surrounding environment, because everyone can make mistakes or make mistakes, even those who are successful in their lives.
- Involving the child in various social events, motivating him to participate in speaking, expressing his opinion, playing with other children, and accepting strangers without fear.
- Trying to instill confidence in himself, whether through a reward, or getting him used to talking to himself positively.
- In the event that you do not find the usual ways to get rid of shyness in a child, you can seek advice from specialists.
