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my son is in LKG.. 3yrs 9 months.,. active boy.. the problem with him is he is v.v. shy.. he never answers when teacher asks any ques.. never mingles with other child.. even when other kid pulls pencil ,he doesnt know to pull back or complaint to the teacher.. but when teacher ask rhyme or abcd, he answers.. but at home he is normal.. i used to tell him continuously at home to answer the teacher... i take him to parks.. but of no use... i am really worried.. how to make him bold.. overcome his shyness.. will he pick up.. iam terribly upset.. help me.. subu replied. hi lakshmi
this is a part of some kids growth process.it ll be solved gradually.in the mean time u take ur son to your neighbour' s house or friend ,who is ehaving the same age group kid.periodically visit such houses who r ur closer ones.take him to vegetable market or such places where there ll be huge gathering.gradually u send him with his father to face his friends.but remember each visit sh followed with a healthy discussion like wherehad we went,who were there ,did u like to go again.like wise.
in school tell him to introduce u with his friends.after coming from school u ask his names of his friends,what they brought in their tiffn box, u just pretend that u dont know one of his friend and request him to introduce u next day.like wise u just find out solution. dont be upset. K replied. Hi lakshmi,
My daughter is almost same age as your son. She is 3 year 11 months. She too is very shy. She talks so much at home but not comfortable in a group situation. She is more comfortable one on one situation. She goes to a montessori and just last week we had parents meeting and same thing is an issue. It seems she doesn't answer teacher's question or whispers. She does same when we have people visiting our house or we visit someone. She stays quiet and needs atleast 2-3 hrs warm up time.