DD3.5 is just like that - so much a perfectionist that she won't try anything. She just started pedaling her tricycle a few weeks ago even though we knew she could do it sooner if she just practiced. I know she can write if she just tried. It frustrates me that she will not try anything without knowing she can do it because I fear she won't have the stamina to work at something that doesn't come easily to her. I was like that as a kid -- and I'm still like that although I'm working to change.