The Shy Child : Overcoming and Preventing Shyness from Infancy to Adulthood

Shirley L. Radl Philip G. Zimbardo

ISBN 10: 1883536219 / ISBN 13: 9781883536213

Published by Malor Books, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Shy Child : Overcoming and Preventing Shyness from Infancy to Adulthood
• Publisher: Malor Books
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1883536219
• ISBN 13: 9781883536213
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Two out of every five people in the U.S. regard themselves as "shy." Yet shyness can be cured, says Dr. Philip Zimbardo, the nation's leading authority on shyness. With co-author Shirley Radl, Dr. Zimbardo presents a program for overcoming and preventing shyness from infancy to adulthood. The book is based on pioneering research conducted at the Stanford Shyness Clinic, including surveys of children, parents and teachers in the U.S. and abroad. It documents which parenting "style" encourages self-confidence in a child, offers help for the problems of being shy and provides methods for building a child's trust and self-esteem. The Shy Child explores the role that school plays in contributing to a child's shyness, and suggests ways to improve the quality of the classroom experience for every child. It's the only book to provide an effective program for conquering childhood shyness, before it has a chance to limit a child's options and determine the course of his or her life.

About the Authors

A renowned social psychologist, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and former director of the Stanford Shyness Clinic, Phil Zimbardo is a teaching professor at Palo Alto University. His research interests are in experimental social psychology, with an emphasis on time perspective, persuasion, violence, political psychology and terrorism. He is also the founder of the Heroic Imagination Project, a nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to promoting heroism in everyday life.

Shirley L. Radl was a journalist and author before her death in 1991.