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Carducci (Shyness: A Bold New Approach), a director of the Shyness Research Institute in New Albany, Ind., has been studying shyness for 20 years. Here he focuses on shy children and how parents can help, maintaining that it's vital to learn how to address and manage shyness early on so that the shy child doesn't miss out on valuable experiences now and later in life. Exploring nature vs. nurture theories, Carducci concludes that although shyness has a biological basis, the trait is also influenced by parents, childhood relationships and an individual's feelings about him- or herself. Importantly, Carducci stresses that parents can help a shy child learn to live "successfully" with his natural temperament. Offering concrete strategies, Carducci guides parents through such essential topics as building social skills, making friends, mastering play skills, finding the right school and learning to confront academic and peer issues. A chapter on teens and the unique demands placed upon the shy adolescent is also included, with helpful suggestions on subjects ranging from how to deal with slumber parties to coping with shy kids who retreat from social situations into computers. Parents of shy youngsters will appreciate Carducci's compassionate tone and his underlying message that shyness is a natural, manageable trait that requires patience and understanding rather than a flaw that needs a quick remedy.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Carducci (Shyness: A Bold New Approach), a director of the Shyness Research Institute in New Albany, Ind., has been studying shyness for 20 years. Here he focuses on shy children and how parents can help, maintaining that it's vital to learn how to address and manage shyness early on so that the shy child doesn't miss out on valuable experiences now and later in life. Exploring nature vs. nurture theories, Carducci concludes that although shyness has a biological basis, the trait is also influenced by parents, childhood relationships and an individual's feelings about him- or herself. Importantly, Carducci stresses that parents can help a shy child learn to live "successfully" with his natural temperament. Offering concrete strategies, Carducci guides parents through such essential topics as building social skills, making friends, mastering play skills, finding the right school and learning to confront academic and peer issues. A chapter on teens and the unique demands placed upon the shy adolescent is also included, with helpful suggestions on subjects ranging from how to deal with slumber parties to coping with shy kids who retreat from social situations into computers. Parents of shy youngsters will appreciate Carducci's compassionate tone and his underlying message that shyness is a natural, manageable trait that requires patience and understanding rather than a flaw that needs a quick remedy.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"This wonderful book offers a readable, easily followed plan for helping children, as well as adults, win over the challenges that shyness poses for them. Dr. Carducci brings years of experience successfully working with shy youngsters to this set of new advice on transforming shyness into sociability."--Philip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Stanford University and author of The Shy Child: A Parent's Guide to Preventing and Overcoming Shyness from Infancy to Adulthood"Dr. Carducci is an internationally recognized expert on the psychology of shyness. His new book provides a well-organized, easy to use, and tremendously helpful Shyness Breakthrough Plan that will help parents guide a shy child or adolescent toward success."--Jonathan M. Cheek, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Wellesley College and author of Conquering Shyness "Dr. Carducci always surprises me with his creative thinking and compassion. I am impressed by how well he listens to the voices of the shy and extracts so much meaning from them. All in all, this is a book of wise optimism that can help children break out of the prison that shyness can sometimes be for them."--Hara Estroff Marano, editor-at-large for Psychology Today magazine"The Shyness Breakthrough provides an easy-to-follow plan to help children of any age 'warm up' in shy situations and develop the interpersonal skills needed for social confidence. I highly recommend this plan for becoming 'successfully shy' for any shy person or the people who love them."--Diane F. Halpern, Ph.D., president-elect of the American Psychological Association and director of the Berger Institute for Work, Family, and Children and professor of psychology at Claremont McKenna College
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shy process, shyness triggers, shyness breakthrough, developmental compression, shyness profile, more outgoing peers, stressful social encounters, shy gene, unfamiliar kids, shy body, shy adults, shy teens, school jitters, shy kids, shy life, current comfort zone, outgoing kids, shy children, shy students, childhood shyness, inhibited behavior, shy people, shy behavior, remind your child, prepare your child Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Successfully Shy Journal, Shyness Breakthrough Plan, Miss Miller New!
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- Social Psychology: International Library of Psychology by Don Rubin in Back Matter
- Child Development by Sternberg in Back Matter
- Eleanor Roosevelt (First Biographies) by Lisa Trumbauer on page 8
- Child Development by Brown in Back Matter
- Social Psychology: People in Groups by Bertram H. Raven in Back Matter
- The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child: Helping Your Child Thrive in an Extroverted World by Marti Olsen Laney Psy.D. on page 9
- The Shy Single: A Bold Guide to Dating for the Less-than-Bold Dater by Bonnie Jacobson Ph.D. in Front Matter
- Nurturing the Shy Child: Practical Help for Raising Confident and Socially Skilled Kids and Teens by x Barbara Markway in Back Matter
- The Early Childhood Education Intervention Treatment Planner (PracticePlanners?) by Arthur E. Jongsma Jr. in Back Matter
- Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me: The Top 25 Friendship Problems and How to Solve Them by Michele Borba Ed.D. on page 229
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