Two out of every five people in the U.S. regard themselves as ‘shy.’ Yet shyness can be cured, says Dr. Philip Zimbardo, the nation’s leading authority on shyness. With co-author Shirley Radl, Dr. Zimbardo presents a program for overcoming and preventing shyness from infancy to adulthood. The book is based on pioneering research conducted at the Stanford Shyness Clinic, including surveys of children, parents and teachers in the U.S. and abroad. It documents which parenting ‘style’ encourages self-confidence in a child, offers help for the problems of being shy and provides methods for building a child’s trust and self-esteem. The Shy Child explores the role that school plays in contributing to a child’s shyness, and suggests ways to improve the quality of the classroom experience for every child. It’s the only book to provide an effective program for conquering childhood shyness, before it has a chance to limit a child’s options and determine the course of his or her life.
Table of Content
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CHAPTER ONE
Unraveling the Mystery of Shyness
CHAPTER TWO
A Parenting Style to Combat Shyness
CHAPTER THREE
Strategies for Minimizing Shyness
CHAPTER FOUR
Teaching Your Child to Be a Social Being
CHAPTER FIVE
The Preschool Years (from 2-6)
CHAPTER SIX
Dear Old Golden Rule Days (from 6-12)
CHAPTER SEVEN
The Best Years of Their Lives (from 12-17)
CHAPTER EIGHT
The College Years (from 17 on)
CHAPTER NINE
The Student’s Shyness Handbook
CHAPTER TEN
The End of Shyness
NOTES
APPENDIX
INDEX
About the author
Shirley L. Radl was a journalist and author before her death in 1991.
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