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$Unique_ID{BRK00144}
$Pretitle{}
$Title{How Can You Encourage a Shy Child to Make Friends?}
$Subject{shyness teenagers treatment Mental Emotional Conditions condition Shy
Child care Friend Friends teenager teenage teen teens relationship
relationships friendship friendships}
$Volume{S-23}
$Log{}
Copyright (c) 1991-92,1993 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
How Can You Encourage a Shy Child to Make Friends?
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QUESTION: My son has always been on the shy side. Now that he's getting into
his teenage years, I am afraid that he will have trouble making friends or
that he'll fall in with the wrong crowd. How can I encourage him to make the
right kind of friends?
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ANSWER: It is very important for teenagers to have relationships with others.
They need friends with goals, such as education, a good career and
self-sufficiency.
I think it's wise for you to become involved in his friendships, without
prying too much. Help him to meet appropriate friends by carefully choosing a
school and encouraging him to join organizations that would give him
constructive peers. You should encourage his friendships by inviting him to
have friends over to dinner. If you go on vacation, and you can afford it,
allow him to invite a friend along.
If your efforts fail to help him to make friends, speak to his teachers.
Perhaps they can assign group projects that will make him work in a
cooperative venture with others his age. Such cooperative learning can be
very constructive because it teaches responsibility and allows students to
participate in group decision making.
Make sure your efforts are supportive and not condemning in nature, and
you may soon see the positive results you are hoping for.
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The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
problem.