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[quote=Anonymous]I didn't have any gripping interests as a kid, either. I think I spent a lot of time just... doing stuff because I was in a class or camp.  As an introvert, I found many of these activities lonely, despite being surrounded by other kids.

HOWEVER.

I am glad I did them.  I'm also glad that my parents--also introverts, but very activity and hobby focused--got me signed up for things that weren't all done with a group.  So, I did things like swim team: Somewhat social, but a lot of time spent in the water. :)  Art classes and piano lessons at home.  I just preferred to do things on my own, I guess!

It is important to tell your child she is OK.  She's loved, perfect, and growing up.  But you're also going to make sure she's being exposed to a lot of different things, because one day she's going to feel a little stirring. Maybe it'll happen in HS. Maybe in college.  But whenever it happens, she's going to want to have some "meat" in her system to act on. [Sorry, craptastic mixed metaphors.]

Does that make sense?

PS: I'm still an introvert, but I'm happy, get out, have hobbies, and am good at what I do. I'm soooo glad my parents sent me to foreign language camp, swim team, and all that. Because it kind of filled me up in ways maybe I wasn't aware of... until later.[/quote]

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