Its solution does, however, take a strong commitment from parents. Shy As mentioned earlier, shyness can have many different causes. There may be a specific cause for shyness in some children, while in others shyness may occur for a number of different reasons. Children, of course, don't have the life experience that adults do. For this reason, children are frequently exposed to new situations.
Some children have trouble coping with new situations, and tend to withdraw as a result.
Some research has shown that shyness runs in families. It has not been determined if shyness that runs in families is genetic in cause, or if it is due to learning. Some shyness may be caused by parenting practices that are not consistent, for example, punishing for a specific behavior one day, and then letting it slide by the next, being overinvolved with a child some of the time, and uninvolved at other times. Inconsistency makes children feel insecure, which can lead to shyness. Too much threatening, teasing, or criticism.