New factsheet available - 'Overcoming Shyness.

The Self Esteem Advisory Service has written a new factsheet on Overcoming Shyness for parents and teachers to use when helping children build up their confidence. The factsheet explains the links and differences between self esteem, shame, self consciousness and shyness and gives ideas and suggestions for helping children manage these feelings. The tips are also relevant for adults as this is a condition that many people suffer from throughout their lives. The factsheet will be emailed free to the first 100 people who request it by emailing info@selfesteemadvisoryservice.com with Shyness in the subject line.

The Self Esteem Advisory Service has a series of fact and help sheets on a range of problems associated with low self esteem. There are many causes of shyness, for instance it is often a phase that children go through as they become more self aware," says psychologist, Elizabeth Morris. On the other hand if a child is naturally introverted they may appear to be shy because they are quieter and more inclined to think rather than talk however inside they may feel quite confident. The problem can arise because they are perceived as being shy and after a while they begin to think of themselves like this and therefore begin to actually feel shy and retiring.    Shyness can be very debilitating for many adults and it usually stems from childhood when they were not given the help they needed to overcome their self consciousness and address any difficulties they were having with low self esteem."

The 'Overcoming Shyness factsheet is available from www.selfesteemadvisoryservice.com                                                                                                                     Editors Notes
The Self Esteem Advisory Service is run by Buckholdt Associates, an educational consultancy directed by psychologist Elizabeth Morris. The organisation is based in Gloucestershire and works with schools and parents throughout the UK. The director specialises in emotional intelligence and self esteem development.    She has worked in this field for the last twenty years and has run conflict mediation programmes and many building self esteem courses for schools, teachers, parents and children during this time. Her programmes are run in conjunction with the University of Bristol, ISIS and the Centre for British Teachers. She established and runs the national Self Esteem Advisory Service online and conducts research into the factors that increase self esteem in adults and children.
Self Esteem Advisory Service, Buckholdt House, The Street, Frampton on Severn. Glos.GL2 7ED
Tel: 01452 74 1106:     Fax: 01452 74 1520:     Email: elizabeth@selfesteemadvisoryservice.com