Does she like to write, draw, do an art/craft where she could take a class or try a contest, etc.? Maybe she needs a "voice" to express herself this way first. Have you tried an acting class or camp with her - sometimes introverts can come out of their shells with acting or singing.
I was like that when I was her age. Even in photos from when I was a kid, I often do look big-eyed and rather solemn. Teachers and other people's parents used to ask me "are you still with us?" or sometimes other moms would ask my mother if I was okay, etc. My mother was happy that I was so quiet I think, because my older sister (1 year older) was so "high maintenance". Quick-witted high-vocab people often get pinned as gifted and sometimes quiet, studious boys but quiet girls get overlooked.
It's nice that you're trying to help her get out of her shell early on. Though she will probably always need plenty of thinking/observing time and maybe even time away from people to regroup if being in a group wears her out. : - )
Last edited by bzylzy; 01/18/13 05:32 PM.
