Shyness is a Superpower: The Secret to Raising Secure, Confident Kids

After Bedtime with Big Little Feelings

Dear Media and Big Little Feelings

Big Little Feelings, After Bedtime, Deena Margolin, After Bedtime With Big Little Feelings, Kids & Family, Parenting, 105161, Kristin Gallant

4.7 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

We’re talking about why being shy isn’t a bad thing—in fact, “shyness,” aka listening to your inner voice that tells you to pause before blindly following the pact, can be a real SUPERPOWER as your kid gets older! Join us as we bust through the myth that only outgoing kids are the confident ones and share why shy kids are actually incredibly self-assured and self-aware. PLUS: Game-changing tips to help your child feel comfortable in new situations What to do EXACTLY in the moment when your kid is feeling nervous or scared How to build your kid’s confidence and foster resilience while preserving their inner voice 5 easy strategies you can start using TODAY to support “shy” kids and shift them into full-on thriving mode The *secrets* to raising secure, confident, self-assured children A surprise guest joins us mid-episode! Any guesses? The transcript of this episode can be found here! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, Big Little Bestie. Welcome to After Bedtime. And today we're talking about why
0:10.4	shy is not a bad thing. In fact, it is a superpower and we are going to unlock all the secrets
0:18.0	to raising secure, confident, self-assured kids.
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0:30.8	and you have to go and search of your creative spark again. Maybe this is catching up with
0:35.4	creative friends, experimenting with a new look or trying out a new recipe. And thanks to the Sims,
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0:48.3	and play for free. Finally, here we are. It's after Bedtime that kids are asleep and it is time
0:57.5	to get down. I'm Kristen and I'm Dina, worthy duo behind the ever popular Instagram account
1:03.6	Big Little Feelings, which helps you navigate all things parenthood. But this is not a boring
1:08.5	parenting podcast. There will be inappropriate jokes, we will be getting down and dirty,
1:14.3	so put those babies to bed and let's have fun.
1:17.7	Kristen, you're working it. I had to shimmy to get that out. I'm forcing it to show up hard.
1:28.1	Can you try it again? Yeah, Kristen. I feel like you're going to mean it. You're going to
1:33.9	mean it. Let me try again. Sorry, not that I do it better anyways, but Kristen.
1:39.2	Why do you have to shimmy when you do it? Should I be shimmying when I do it?
1:45.2	I don't have to cry. Dina. My voice literally can't, it just can't stop this.
1:52.7	Yeah, it's like, it's like, well, I feel like some people are singing people to be fair
2:01.5	and like, it's true. I have a horrible voice and I should never sing, but I'm a singing
2:07.6	person. Does that make sense? Yeah. Okay. You started off in a singing thing every time.
2:11.6	I love that. I can't do that. I mean, it's a little mildly annoying, but like some people just have
2:18.0	to break out in song. Yeah. You just need some joy. Big little bestie. Thanks for accepting me.
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