Parents of Preschoolers  Discussion Forum

hi parents, just like to share my experience with you. i moved into bangalore 2 years back and had some problems with my daughter as she WAS quite an introvert and very shy. I had to change two pre schools that she earlier was in as i found she was hardly enjoying herself and it did seem that she was going back more into a shell. then i found kangaroo kids on 12th main indiranagar and put anjali [my daughter] there. I was amazed to see the change in just 6 months. My conclusion being that when a child is in an environment that he/she enjoys,it makes a lot of difference in how she behaves. now i have a problem of her being an extrovert :-)) my advice is get your child to go to a good pre school where children interact with others, and most important they have a good fun time there. Kavita replied. hi ..even my kid was very shy but when i enrolled my son to Mother' s Pride school within a week i saw a change in him. Really ..good play school helps in child' s personality development. preeti replied. hi, my daughter is 21months old, she is very shy to ask for what she wants.if some neighbour comes and asks her to come with them , and she doesn' t want to go, she will not express and go with them.also she gets afraid easily. she gets afraid of even a six months old kid,who is making noise out of excitement, and gets afraid of trucks and all the loud noises. i have tried a lot to explain her .but no use??
what should i do??
and what one should look for in a good preshool?? i stay near Kasturinagar.so indiranagar would be a bit far.
please suggest. Suren replied. I agree with both of you

if your child is a little more reserved and introverted, that's okay.Shy kids often need a bit more time than others to adjust to new situations like kindergarten. Your job as the parent of a shy child is to support her until she feels comfortable in an unfamiliar setting and help her work up to the challenge of interacting with a group of other children.

maintain communications with your child's teacher. She is your eyes and ears in the classroom, letting you know what works and what doesn't to help your child overcome her shyness.

You may hear a lot of talk about not pushing a very shy child at this age, but if you don't nudge her a little, she isn't going to have as much exposure to other people or activities as she could. And that can hurt her in the long run, since kindergartners learn a lot about the world from each other.

It may take your kindergartner some time to adjust to school, but soon she'll settle into the routine and form a strong bond with her teacher and her new friends & that's great.

I hope this forum is for Fathers too :) Suren replied. if your child is a little more reserved and introverted, that's okay.Shy kids often need a bit more time than others to adjust to new situations like kindergarten. Your job as the parent of a shy child is to support her until she feels comfortable in an unfamiliar setting and help her work up to the challenge of interacting with a group of other children.

maintain communications with your child's teacher. She is your eyes and ears in the classroom, letting you know what works and what doesn't to help your child overcome her shyness.

You may hear a lot of talk about not pushing a very shy child at this age, but if you don't nudge her a little, she isn't going to have as much exposure to other people or activities as she could. And that can hurt her in the long run, since kindergartners learn a lot about the world from each other.

It may take your kindergartner some time to adjust to school, but soon she'll settle into the routine and form a strong bond with her teacher and her new friends & that's great.
suzan replied. hi sheetal, i totally agree with your views on this. it most definately is very important to have your child go to a good pre school not only to take away a childs chyness but also to ensure a fine preperation to his/her primary schooling. i too am a kangaroo kids mom, seems like we have a big fan club here :-)