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Speaking of Psychology

Why are some kids shy? With Koraly Pérez-Edgar, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3781 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Our culture tends to prize being bold and outgoing, making the world harder to navigate for kids who are shy. Dr. Koraly Pérez-Edgar talks about temperament in young children, how shyness develops from babyhood on, the difference between shyness and introversion, how parents and other caregivers can best support shy kids, and recognizing the advantages of a shy temperament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:29.5

wrong.

0:32.2

Some kids are the life of every party and the lead in every school play, while others are quiet in class and

0:39.3

keep to a small circle of friends. Because our culture tends to prize being bold and outgoing,

0:45.8

parents often worry about kids who seem too shy, but shyness as a trait isn't inherently good or bad.

0:53.2

Today we're going to talk to a psychologist who studies

0:55.4

temperament in young children about why some kids are shyer than others, how shyness develops

1:01.0

from babyhood on, and how parents and other caregivers can best support shy kids. So how do

1:07.9

researchers define shyness? How do genes and environment interact to shape children's individual temperament and personality? Do shy kids tend to become shy adults, or can our temperament change over our lifetime? What's the difference between shyness and introversion? What's the relationship between shyness

1:28.4

and social anxiety? And how can parents help their shy kids recognize and tap into the strengths

1:34.1

of their own temperament? Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the

1:41.7

American Psychological Association that examines the links between

1:45.1

psychological science and everyday life. I'm Kim Mills.

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