In the tradition of psychology, what the word shyness basically refers to is if someone is worried about how he or she appears to other people.

They're superb. That's really a tribute to the parents and teachers.

It starts with one thought and how you perceive the situation and what you think is going to happen. Your thoughts may be based on what happened in the past that wasn't positive or what you think is going to happen, but without any evidence that it will.

Parents make tough calls every single day, and part of being a parent is knowing that sometimes the things you do will work and sometimes they won't work.

The level of shyness has gone up dramatically in the last decade. I think shyness is an index of social pathology rather than a pathology of the individual.

It basically boils down to your word against his, your credibility against his?