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Shyness:

What It Is, What to Do About It
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Da Capo Press, 1990 - Psychology - 263 pages
Parents of shy children worry, and with good reason. Shyness can interfere with a child's growth, development, school performance and social experiences. Statistics show that 20% of children are born shy, and another 20% develop shyness. Parents who are shy themselves feel great compassion for their shy children but tend to contribute to the problem by shielding their child from difficult situations. Conversely, parents who are not shy are similarly at a loss and feel exasperated and baffled by their child's shyness. Dr. Ward Swallow addresses both of those situations.
  

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All of us want to live a more fulfilling, rich life. But to accomplish this, we must be willing to risk freedom, to break out of our own prisons, to gamble on a new friendship, to take the chance on a ... Read full review

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Contents

what it
7
Understanding shyness
11
The personal world of the shy
27
Why shy?
40
Parents teachers and shy children
59
Friends lovers and shy strangers
81
From sad to bad to slightly mad
101
what to do about
119
Understanding your shyness
135
Building your selfesteem
153
Developing your social skills
169
Helping others overcome their shyness
189
Preventing shyness in society
209
General references
235
Index
251
Copyright

Understanding yourself
123

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About the author (1990)

Philip G. Zimbardo is Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, having earned his Ph.D. at Yale. He founded the Stanford Shyness Clinic to develop ways of overcoming the problems of shyness. His research on shyness, vandalism, and imprisonment is cited around the world, and the American Psychological Foundation has honored him for his teaching and writing. Dr. Zimbardo is also creator and host of the PBS television series Discovering Psychology.

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