Tips To Help Your Child Open Up And Feel A Little Less Isolated
Parents, we know that raising a family can be hard. Raising an introverted child in this extroverted world can be even more difficult! Know that nothing is wrong with your child, they just view and interact with the world differently. โฃ
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๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ช๐ฑ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ!๐โฃ
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1๏ธโฃ. ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ – Introverts arenโt masters at discussing their emotions and prefer to keep their thoughts to themselves. Provide them with an outlet for describing their thoughts and fears. Suggest that they keep a journal or draw if they arenโt comfortable with full disclosure.โฃ
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2๏ธโฃ. ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ค ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ – Quiet teenagers prefer to solve problems themselves because they feel too embarrassed to ask others to give them a hand. Encourage them that itโs okay to accept help of guidance! They will soon discover that collaboration is necessary for progress.โฃ
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3๏ธโฃ. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ – Introverts are quiet and dislike the limelight. Give your teen a chance to observe crowds before conversing with people. Your child may be more inclined to join them once they have a good idea of how they interact. Furthermore, donโt pressure your quiet teens to make friends. Encourage them to bond with other introverts!โฃ
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4๏ธโฃ. ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ – Remind your children that their opinions matter. If their quietness makes them the targets of bullying, teach them to speak to trusted adults. Listen when they talk and encourage them to verbalize their thoughts. Above all, teach them to assert themselves.โฃ
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5๏ธโฃ. ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ – For example, classical music vs. rock or rap. Or reading and drawing vs. playing outside. Remember that different doesnโt mean strange! โฃ
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Regardless if your child is introverted or extroverted, they need your support and guidance all the same! Be there for your child, in the way they need you to be. ๐โฃ
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Are you an extrovert or introvert? Do you think this effects how you view your teenโs social tendencies? ๐ค
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