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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]American culture values more extroverted people, leaders, innovators, critical thinking, creativity. Therefore, children are raised and encouraged to speak up, share their opinions and criticisms, gain leadership experience, create instead of copy. All of this leads to confidence in one's self. I think in other countries introversion is more valued (I read the book Quiet: the Power of Introverts), speaking up is considered rude or disrespectful, kids are expected to absorb rather than invent or lead. [/quote] OP, This is the answer. I would add confident kids learn it is okay to make mistakes and are not beaten down for it. I would add you only notice the confident ones. There are plenty of kids that are beaten down by their parents (aka are polite ones :roll: ) [/quote]
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