Better Homes and Gardens, February 2007
Don't Shy Away
Most young kids go through a shyness phase. But even if your teen is behaving bashfully, she doesn't necessarily want to be alone.by Teri Cettina
Samantha McDowell, 14, recently walked up on stage at her Bridgeport, Connecticut, school to accept an award for her volunteer work. Her parents were rightfully proud, not only of the honor but also of the fact that the teenager even made it up to the stage itself with all those people watching her. That's because Samantha is extremely shy. She is by no means alone: Almost half of all American teens describe themselves as shy, says Bernard J. Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast and author of The Shyness Workbook for Teens.
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