A chip off the old block

:) Why would you see being introvert as a negative? As a teacher, I've always been able to look at the positive of so-called negative qualities and ask parents not to push their introvert 'observant' child to be an extrovert who uses up their energy in things that are not of much help.

You mean we don't try to change the nature of the child? Earlier there was much problem, as his teacher complaints that he didn’t speak up, if he didn’t understand anything in class. As you may agree that all teachers are not like, some just don’t care who sit as silent. Last year his maths teacher called me for a meeting; she was kind enough and was concerned about the whole students. Her complaint was he is not speaking, as she wanted a good result for her all children and she gives extra time in break for those who are backward in studies. (He got 15/25 for maths that time and she expected more. After the meeting with me, teacher realized that I am working and I have a small kid at home, and can’t spend more time for him) She told me to encourage him to speak in class there is no need to scare on me and I think that meeting was meaningful he got 24/25 in his next test and now he started to interact with teacher more often, means he is improving.

Interaction with the teacher doesn't necessarily mean he has to be an extrovert. Like the very kind and good Math teacher did, your son was encouraged to speak up in his own way. That's how a good teacher works....helping individual children in different ways :)

Oh yes....most people (including us) tend to notice the bad chips first.The good ones which need nurturing are the ones we need to notice (and we don't) and keep harping on the bad chips (which we should let wear off).

Same here with my sister and I....looks wise we are very similar (people even mistake us over the phone)...but after that our personalities are very different. She takes after mom and I take after dad though we have bits of the other parent too.

It does. I think you are trying to say that you have the 'doctoring' skill ingrained in you and not necessarily since your grandpa is a doctor....though that did help in you realizing where you got that skill from.

yup thats what I was trying to say lololol. and I was like in my fourtys when I head that my great grandpa had been a doctor. am like my da I would have like to have had his tools but great grandma sold them!

lol..don't go there if you don't want to! Have a wonderful trip...enjoy.

Sounds exactly like my older son. But then I realized that I learnt from my experiences and he shouldn't be cheated of his either. I'll be there to support him if he falls...but he needs to experience things himself.