The Introverted Child: Understanding This Behavior and Teaching Your Kids That it’s Perfectly Fine
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By Elaine Spencer, Psy.D. Licensed Psychologist
“She’s finally starting to come out of her shell.”
“It just takes him a little longer to warm up to others.”
“She’s more of a listener than a talker.”
“He likes to take in what’s going on before joining others.”
“She prefers to hang out with one friend at a time.”
“He’s just quiet.”
If you’re using these statements to describe your child, then he or she may be introverted. Parents, especially extroverted ones, often struggle to understand and figure out how to support their introverted child in an extroverted world. What can you do to be supportive of an introverted...
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