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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tell them no. She's not ready, we'll consider it next year. Then you shut down further  communication on the subject.

Sidenote, you may want to start pushing your daughter a little more to do things she isn't comfortable with, no it doesn't have to be sleep away camp, but it should be something. She's 11 and needs to start finding her footing. Your description of your daughter is a lot like me at that age and I wish my mom had given me a little more of a push to spread my wings it would have saved me a lot of pain and issues as an adult.[/quote]
Disagree. I was a shy kid and my parents tried to help me come out of my shell, but it just made me upset and I would withdraw more. Ultimately I grew out of it in my own time. Being shy or a "late bloomer" is not a pathology. [/quote]

I didn't say it was pathology. Shyness itself isn't an issue, it becomes an issue when it is holding you back from normal developmental things. Only OP knows where her daughter is with that.  I encourage her to  take an honest look at that. There are ways to help a child without  causing damage. Perhaps your parents went about the wrong way.
Sometimes kids need a little push out of their comfort zone. I needed the push, and wish my parents would have done more in that respect.

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