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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is she interpreting kids commenting that she is shy as an insult? It’s not an insult to be shy.[/quote]

It's never a compliment.[/quote]
It’s not an insult either. It just is. [/quote]

No it's not.

Shy is very different then reserved, quiet, introverted, etc. Like the strong silent type, that's not negative. Shy means weakness, that they are weak. That may not be accurate. 
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My DS was exactly like this.  He was extremely shy, quiet, and introverted from ES through MS.  I knew I had to do something about it.  He didn't like team sports, so I had him take tennis and piano/guitar lessons at the age of seven.  It didn't help much from ES to MS.  However, once he was in HS, he started to shine because he played varsity tennis as a freshman and the team won the state championship.  He also did theater, and played in a band outside of school.  Other boys wanted to hang out with him and girls wanted to date him.  He is no longer shy, quiet and introverted anymore.  He will start his freshman year at UVA in a couple of weeks.

OP's daughter needs to pickup a hobby like Pickleball and it will boost her confidence.  Best of luck.[/quote]

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