Does your baby shy away from strangers?  When the neighbor's kid runs into your arms and talks nineteen to the dozen, do you wonder why your baby is just shy?  Well, there can be several causes for this 'Shy' behaviour.  Anything from the timing of your neighbour's visit to your baby's mood can affect your child's social behavior.  However, if your baby constantly shies away from people, then chances are, he could be an introvert.  No.  Don't panic as this is very normal.  It is said that almost one third of the people in the world are introverts, and  some are very successful.  So its not the time to panic.  Sure!  At times we all want our children to be loved and cuddled by all, but when you find your child an introvert, remember that s/he can be very sociable too.  It just takes the right kind of effort from your part to grow your baby of out this shy behaviour.  Introverted children can be recognized very easily. They are overwhelmed by huge activities like marriages or functions or just the fact that there are a lot of people at home. During such times they tend to just hide somewhere or if they get the chance, they will just do their own thing. They also tend to get irritated easily if someone touches them.

                        Once you have recognized that your child is an introvert, remember that it is in your hands to make him sociable at an early stage and to get him to grow out his shy ness.  He may never start talking non stop, but some kids may seem to be a born performer when left alone.  We have to understand that children have personalities too and its not right for us to impose our likes on them. Well, even if you do impose it, such things cannot be corrected if the right technique is not used.  Remember that being an introvert can be inherited, but usually there are other factors (such as environment) that determines the final outcome. So if your child is shy, there is nothing you can achieve by yelling or mocking him for hiding from friends. Tell your friends and relatives that he is shy, but ask them to talk to your child about his/her interests.  Slowly your child will get used to getting attention.  Remember that introverted children can be overwhelmed by a lot of noise or a lot of anything new and this can get interpreted as shy behaviour. So once you understand this, you need to know that you have to introduce things one by one. If you throw 10 people at him and ask him to sing, no matter how much you yell at him, he is not going to want to perform, let alone perform.  But if you introduce people slowly, and reward him for talking to someone or reward him for sharing his toys, this will create what is called as 'Positive reinforcement' in your child.  Basically, your child will want to do more of whatever brings him/her rewards.  Using this time old technique, you can slowly bring your child out of the shell. Yes.  Slowly!  That is the key word.