How to care for introverts
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- Respect their need for privacy
- Never embarrass them in public
- Let them observe first in new situations
- Give them time to think; don’t demand instant answers
- Don’t interrupt them
- Give them advance notice of expected changes in their lives
- Give them 15 minute warnings to finish whatever they are doing
- Reprimand them privately
- Teach them new skills privately
- Enable them to find one best friend who has similar interests & abilities
- Don’t push them to make lots of friends
- Respect their introversion; don’t try to remake them into extroverts
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