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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have two children. My oldest is 13 and super shy. My youngest is very outgoing. I’ve been asking them For a few years now to tell the waiter themselves what they are having for dinner. When we go to fast food places, they need to order their own food , and if they want something extra or something taken away from their burgers they need to speak up.  If they mess up their order, they have to get up call the attention of the person in the counter, and tell them what happened. It was hard at first for my oldest one, really really hard. DC would get teary often so I gave pep talks, and we talked through worst scenarios, etc., But the more we did it the easier it became for them. After a few months of consistently asking them to do those things, or to run into a grocery and buy eggs while I wait outside, they don’t even blink at it anymore.  Even when people are rude and you’ll be surprised how many times people have been rude to them or ignored them because they are children.  They are really good at saying really loud “excuse me sir, I was  next in line” or whatever fits the situation.  My point is that this is a skill. And like all skills, they are perfected through practice. The more your daughter does it, the easier it will become and the more confidence she will gain. Good luck OP![/quote]

Good job parent![/quote]

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