non competitive, introverted
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Anonymous
| I need suggestions for activities for my introverted, non-fiction loving, non competitive girl. If you have a girl like this what worked well for her?? |
Anonymous
She is in 6th grade. |
Anonymous
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Space camp?
Is she non-fiction loving in that she loves non-fiction books Or simply that she does not love fiction? |
Anonymous
| Not sure introverted means what you think it means but are you looking for sports or other ideas? Has she offered any suggestions, what has she tried so far? |
Anonymous
+1 lol |
Anonymous
| I’ve been doing volunteer activities with my dd to support her confidence in interacting with other adults. Things like the summer special olympics where working the registration table is low anxiety because it’s just the same question for everyone. My hope/goal is to move her towards independent activities by high school. |
Anonymous
| Rock climbing |
Anonymous
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Introverted isn't necessarily shy. Introverts can be with people, interact well, etc but they must be by themselves to recharge.
whereas, I am a shy-ish extrovert - it's hard to be with people but I do it, but to recharge I can't just be alone, I need to chat and bounce things off people. So is she shy or an introvert? |
Anonymous
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Non competitive..... what about a club? Girl Scouts could work, or a knitting, craft, theatre, etc club. Or an animal club, or..... 4H?
I KNOW some girls will be competitive in any group, because that's their way "I finished my craft first!" but as long as that's not the majority, then the other kids can enjoy continuing and ignoring Competitive Cathy. She could try archery, since that's just trying to better your score. |
Anonymous
| is she herself comfortable with what she is? So often I see parents who want their kids to have more friends, be more outgoing, be more competitive, be in more activities, whatever, and the kid is perfectly happy with how they are and the social/activities life they have. |
Anonymous
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Golf
Hiking (obviously will have to be a family activity) Robotics Cooking Babysitting/being a mothers helper Or what about taking up an instrument? She’s a good age for guitar lessons |
Anonymous
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Is she unhappy and looking for activities? Or are you an extroverted mom looking to solve a problem that doesn’t exist?
How old is this kid? |
Anonymous
| Is she on the spectrum? Any sensory issues? |
Anonymous
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NP. Introversion is not a pathology.
She might find similar kids in robotics or STEM activities. Space Camp in Huntsville might be fun. We insist all our kids take swimming lessons - but not swim team - just lessons until they are good swimmers, know several different strokes, are comfortable in the water, and are unlikely to drown in a pool or pond. |
Anonymous
| One of my kids friends is like this. She really enjoys rock climbing! |