If I Would Pick A Phrase To Describe School, I Would Go With Living Hell
Part 5
by Nancy R. Fenn
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For some, though, being "different" was not "ok". "I enjoyed elementary school somewhat," says Caroline. "[But] I didn't like being different -- caring about different things and seeing things differently than others." Another agreed. "If I would pick a phrase to describe school, I'd go with 'living hell'," she said.
As a result of many in-depth discussions with introverts, we would like to recommend some things to buffer your introverted child's elementary school years.
Nancy's Top Nine Ways To Grace Your Introverted Child
During The Elementary School Years
1. Take the pressure off relating and social skills and keep it on academics and sports where your kid can excel!
2. Your child will often be teacher's pet. Recognize this whether they do or not and give it value. Extroverted parents worry that this will make their child unpopular but introverted kids don't care if they are "popular" or not so they have much to gain and nothing to lose by being teacher's pet.
3. Bless your child's independence and ability to stand alone against the crowd. In high school this may keep them from doing drugs, having sex, cheating on exams and other things kids do to "get along"
4. Provide extra curricular activities that can be pursued alone. Popular favorites are individual sports, collections (stamps, baseball cards, etc.), some after school jobs such as mowing lawns or baby sitting, music lessons, walking the dog, being on the internet ....
5. PLEASE LET YOUR CHILD READ. Reading is an enormously popular pastime for introverted kids. Please let them have their nose constantly in a book.
6. Don't nag about making friends. It won't do any good and may permanently damage your child's self esteem
7. Please let your introverted child have a pet. Many of the introverts I've interviewed mention that a pet has been their favorite companion at all times in their live
8. If humanly possible, let your introverted child have a room of their own with a door that closes. Let your child go to their room when school gets out and stay there till dinner time. This is natural behavior for an introvert. It doesn't mean they don't love you or that they are going to be sociopathic! It means they are exhausted from the social interaction required at school and need time alone to recharge their batteries.
9. If you really love them (!) try to keep the house quiet. Many of my introverted clients suffered in houses where the radio or tv blared, lots of people milled around, came and went, the lights were too bright and voices too loud.
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Nancy R. Fenn is an astrologer and intuitive consultant in the San Diego area. She enjoys working with intuitives, creatives and visionaries to help them discover their vision for the future and their mission in life. She has an international clientele and maintains a website full of
good resources for astrologers of all levels. Nancy is also the Introverts' Coach providing support and resources for the eight different types of introverts. Introversion is a legitimate personality type and not a failure to be an extrovert.
You can find Nancy at: Be My Astrologer, The IntrovertZ Coach, Be My Guide, I Design Webpages.
Nancy invites all introverts to take the Six Weeks' Online Self Discovery Course, a course designed by introverts for introverts. Raise your awareness, heal and understand yourself better, recover your positive identity and raise your self esteem. Click through to: Introverts' Self Discovery Course for more information.