Susan Cain: preference

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…No. Okay, this applies to adults as well as kids. But introversion is more about just a preference to be in less overstimulating environments, more mellow environments, less sound, less noise, fewer people, just fewer stimuli coming at you. And shyness is more about the fear of social judgment. So it's a kind of over-exaggerated response to any situation where you're being judged. Could be new people at a party, could be the public speaking, could be an interview. And you might have situation A that doesn't bother you, and evaluative situation B that really does, because people are complicated. So anyway, for children, whether they're shy, i.e. fearful of judgment, or whether they're introverted, i. e. I prefer to play in a mellower way. The key for both of those kids is to understand that they will tend to have a longer runway that they travel down before they take off and fly. And this applies to a gazillion parenting situations. So when it comes time to introduce your child to school, it is very likely from what you've just described to me, you said it's a boy, right? A boy, yeah.…

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