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Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published May 28, 2009
Dear Sara,
I have two daughters, Jane age 11
and Melanie who is 8. Jane is very
outgoing and gets lots of attention.
Melanie would rather read or play
on the computer while her sister
gets to be the star. I don’t think that
this is fair to Melanie for Jane to get
all the attention. How can I make
things more equitable?
Sheila
Dear Sheila,
Your girls have very different
personalities. This is probably not
going to change. Apparently Jane
likes to interact with people and
enjoys the attention. This isn’t true
for everybody. Each person has their
own boundary for interacting with
others. This doesn’t necessarily
mean that they are shy, it just means
that they are more comfortable with
less stimulation.
As Melanie gets older this could
change. You don’t want her to be a
recluse, so it’s a good idea to
encourage her to do some social
things. She needs to develop the
necessary skills so that she can
interact successfully with others. It’s
not a matter of competing with Jane
for attention but rather for Melanie to
develop her social skills.
You could find out what activities the
other kids in her grade at school are
doing by talking to their Moms. Then
you could encourage Melanie to
participate so that she would have
more interaction with other kids her
age. As she begins to interact with
other children, she may become more
confident.
You may not be able to change
Melanie’s personality but giving her
an opportunity to make friends and
interact with others is important. At
eight years old she still has time to
grow and mature socially. She may
never be the outgoing young lady
that Jane is, but if she is not
constantly compared to Jane she will
be able to grow into her own
personality.
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published May 28, 2009
Dear Sara,
I have two daughters, Jane age 11
and Melanie who is 8. Jane is very
outgoing and gets lots of attention.
Melanie would rather read or play
on the computer while her sister
gets to be the star. I don’t think that
this is fair to Melanie for Jane to get
all the attention. How can I make
things more equitable?
Sheila
Dear Sheila,
Your girls have very different
personalities. This is probably not
going to change. Apparently Jane
likes to interact with people and
enjoys the attention. This isn’t true
for everybody. Each person has their
own boundary for interacting with
others. This doesn’t necessarily
mean that they are shy, it just means
that they are more comfortable with
less stimulation.
As Melanie gets older this could
change. You don’t want her to be a
recluse, so it’s a good idea to
encourage her to do some social
things. She needs to develop the
necessary skills so that she can
interact successfully with others. It’s
not a matter of competing with Jane
for attention but rather for Melanie to
develop her social skills.
You could find out what activities the
other kids in her grade at school are
doing by talking to their Moms. Then
you could encourage Melanie to
participate so that she would have
more interaction with other kids her
age. As she begins to interact with
other children, she may become more
confident.
You may not be able to change
Melanie’s personality but giving her
an opportunity to make friends and
interact with others is important. At
eight years old she still has time to
grow and mature socially. She may
never be the outgoing young lady
that Jane is, but if she is not
constantly compared to Jane she will
be able to grow into her own
personality.
Sara