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[quote=Anonymous]Can you go to the school the weekend before it starts? Show them the classroom, say hi to the teacher, and tell the teacher "Larla is shy, PLUS we just moved here and she's not enthusiastic about the move. So she may need some help making friends and feeling comfortable." Don't stay longer than about three minutes. They are busy setting up their classrooms. I'm shy, and I didn't discover this trick until I was in my 30's and wish someone had told me when I was a kid: look at all the kids, and go up to one who LOOKS on the OUTSIDE as nervous as you FEEL on the INSIDE. Go up to the person standing alone, hovering on the perimeter. I do this at parties all the time. I feel like a secret superhero, saving someone from being a wallflower. They always seem so grateful I've come to talk with them, and it distracts me from thinking about how uncomfortable I feel. [/quote]
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