My brother is ten and does not have enough self confidence. He is shy around everybody expecially at school. In class he totally blanks out if a teacher asks him something. The worst thing about this is that his french teacher hates him. He comes home everyday saying that he has no friends yet everyday he is seen talking to someone comming out of the school building. My parents sent him to a psycologist and he (psycologist) made him answer questions for around three hours. The psycologist is not helping what so ever and I am the only one that actually understands my brother. What do I do?
Additional info, added Thursday June 9 2005, 3:59 pm: It is my parents that sent him to the psycologist and he is fine with it. Compliments don't help. He is afraid of talking to authority figures and he thinks everything he does has to be perfect. He also thinks everyone hates him.. Want to answer more questions in the Work & School category? Maybe give some free advice about: School? cmb5558 answered Thursday August 4 2005, 10:13 pm: have you ever talked to him and atleast asked him what is going on if not maybe you should try..........................chelsea [ cmb5558's advice column | Ask cmb5558 A Question ]
nerual12 answered Sunday June 12 2005, 2:21 am: Just be there for your brother. Listen to him, love him, do things with him.
Offer all the support you can-- that's all you can do. If he starts putting himself down-- counteract his negativity with a positive statement about the situation or himself.
Encourage him to go out and try new things. Join a rec league team. Join a club at school. Heck, even invite him to hang out with you and your friends. Any time I see that my sister is a little down I'll invite her to go out with me and my friends. Just to a movie. Or the mall. Or just to eat. It's the little things that little brothers and sisters remember and they will love you for it. [ nerual12's advice column | Ask nerual12 A Question ]
partychick101 answered Friday June 10 2005, 10:00 pm: Since you understand him, I'm guessing that he will listen to you too? Well if so, sit him down and talk to him about this. Tell him that he DOES have friends and that EVERYONE doesn't hate him. Just encourage him and maybe let him hang out with you sometimes. Don't be mean to him or that will make everything worse. Just try to be like his best friend [ partychick101's advice column | Ask partychick101 A Question ]
karazimonki answered Friday June 10 2005, 2:34 pm: maybe try to include him when you and your friends hang out and if your friends have sibling around his age (like within 2 years) have your friends bring them and hang out
goo luck
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IPIiINIkI_my_anti_drug answered Thursday June 9 2005, 5:35 pm: Maybe since you understand him you can help him. Invite friends over and make him talk to them and stuff. Talk to him one on one and ask him what he thinks is wrong with him. If there is somthing he wants to say to the teacher PUSH his to tell the teacher MAKE him tell the teacher or whoever else he has to tell the thing to. Make him say speeches or stories in front of family, friends, ect. Tell him tricks such as when you are on the stage saying a speech pretend everyone is in their underware. My friend had the same problem but we all cared about her dearly and made her talk her mind and now she is a confident girl ready for the world ahead of her.
Sorry if im no help
♥ Michelle [ IPIiINIkI_my_anti_drug's advice column | Ask IPIiINIkI_my_anti_drug A Question ]
thinkpink03 answered Thursday June 9 2005, 4:36 pm: Why dont you try talking to him since you are the only one that really understands him. Maybe he just needs a friend. Also tell him that he is wonderful and if only he would not be shy everyone could see that. Also, if you know any other 10-year-olds of kids in the neigborhood about his age try to form a play-date for him. They could all do something they like to do. If it goes well, he wont only have you, he'll have other friends in the neighborhood. Your brother is just going through a tough time and needs someone to talk to, and that person should be you! Hope i helped!
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