Our introvered kids are coming up short!

cute kid lying in hammock at beautiful summer dayParents – Does this sound familiar?

– A teacher provides feedback that your child is too quiet or soft spoken.
– You notice that your child hangs back in groups of kids but talks your ear off at the dinner table.
– Your child excels working independently yet feels constant pressure at school to work in teams, play with others, or be part of the group.
– You worry that your child doesn’t have more friends or spends too much time alone.

If any of these ring true, there’s nothing to worry about.  These are introverted tendencies. And introverted kids – if accepted, valued and supported for who they are – thrive!
Problem is, introverted children are easily overlooked and gobbled up by our overwhelming culture, which measures all children against extroverted standards.

And our introverted kids are coming up short.

They feel it.

Yuck!

What happens when we as parents provide a buffer against this challenge and use standards that honor the style of introverted children?

They feel valued.

Seen.

Respected.

Understanding what it really means to be introverted and how to guide these natural tendencies allows you to raise an empowered introverted child.

Please help spread the word about this FREE LUNCH TIME CALL where I’ll share the six essentials for supporting introverted children so they can thrive.

Wednesday, May 27th at 12pm

To register for the free lunch-time calls complete this form.

Please spread the word!  If you know a parent who would benefit from this call send them this link!

I WOULD LOVE YOUR INPUT! For those of you parenting introverted kids what are some tendencies you’ve observed and strategies you use to support your introverted child?  Please share in the reflection box.  I would really appreciate it!

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2 Responses to Our introvered kids are coming up short!

  1. squashkin says:

    Something I would have loved to know as an introverted kid would have been how to keep friends when you sometimes want to spend days or even a week or two without seeing anyone. Kids seem to need higher interaction to stay friendly and the low interaction I wanted usually meant keeping one or two friends I saw daily or keeping none at all because I’d see them once a week.

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  2. The Professional Introvert says:

    Reblogged this on The Professional Introvert and commented:
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