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You love the fact that your child wants to be around you all the time; but not so much that people start calling him ‘clingy‘.
For various reasons (including genetics), some kids are born shy. They are more likely to stick with their parents / nannies in a social environment like a party and are not comfortable going to their friends’ houses without someone accompanying them. If your child is very shy by nature, it is very difficult and unrealistic to expect him to transform into an extrovert outgoing child in short- or medium-term. In fact, certain aspects of this nature is impossible to change. However, you can do a lot to help the child cope up with his shyness.
Your parenting style makes a lot of difference. If you protect a shy child by not letting him be on his own and interact with others in a social environment, then you are aggravating his shyness, making it more difficult for him to cope. On the other extreme, if you force your shy child into social situations, hoping he would adapt and cope on his own, you would kill his confidence. What is required is a balanced, structured and gradual approach.
Below are 10 tips that can help you make your child more sociable.
If you have a toddler, and are looking for some specific help in dealing with a clingy one, please click here and read our write-up on Coping with a Clingy Toddler
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