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The PedsDocTalk Podcast

Is my child shy or is it anxiety?

The PedsDocTalk Podcast

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Parenting

51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Some children jump right into new situations, and some are slow to warm. But when is it shyness? And when is it something more? I welcome Dr. Melissa Giglio, a child clinical psychologist, author, and director of a private practice in Hong Kong. We discuss: How are shy kids misunderstood The difference between shyness and anxiety Strategies to support our slow-to-warm or anxious children in new situations Connect with Dr. Melissa Giglio on Instagram @braverygrows and visit bravemightyminds.com for more resources. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsors page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Summer is here and it's getting hot and it's been really hard trying to find ways to keep our kids

0:04.3

entertain indoors to beat the summer heat. But thanks to Fat Brain Toys, kids of various ages can have fun and use their brains too.

0:11.2

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0:14.2

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0:17.6

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0:21.2

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0:22.8

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0:26.5

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0:30.2

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0:33.9

color recognition, spatial reasoning, and hand-eye coordination. The products are

0:38.4

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0:42.1

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0:44.5

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0:51.1

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1:00.1

why Fat Braint Toys is a smarter way to play.

1:05.0

So I think that's the perfect description.

1:07.0

So a sloome child will go to the new situation,

1:10.0

they'll go to the birthday party,

1:12.0

they'll enter the activity, but they'll be hesitant to

1:15.0

participate, to join in, they're more reluctant.

1:18.0

So unlike their normal personality, but they need that time to settle and they consistently show that they need that time to

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