We Have Two Ears And One Mouth

Ask Your Child For Information In A Gentle, Nonjudgmental Way, With Specific, Clear Questions. Instead Of “how Was Your Day?” Try “what Did You Do In Math Class Today?” Instead Of “do You Like Your Teacher?” Ask “what Do You Like About Your Teacher?” Or “what Do You Not Like So Much?” Let Her Take Her Time To Answer. Try To Avoid Asking, In The Overly Bright Voice Of Parents Everywhere, “did You Have Fun In School Today?!” She’ll Sense How Important It Is That The Answer Be Yes.

Theodor Geisel (otherwise Known As Dr. Seuss) Spent His Workdays Ensconced In His Private Studio, The Walls Lined With Sketches And Drawings, In A Bell-tower Outside His La Jolla, California, House. Geisel Was A Much More Quiet Man Than His Jocular Rhymes Suggest. He Rarely Ventured Out In Public To Meet His Young Readership, Fretting That Kids Would Expect A Merry, Outspoken, Cat In The Hat–like Figure, And Would Be Disappointed With His Reserved Personality. “in Mass, [children] Terrify Me,” He Admitted.

Solitude Matters. And For Some People It's The Air They Breathe.

I Get A Lot Of Letters From Introverts Asking How They Can Meet People. The Key Is To Make Sure That You Are Doing Things You Enjoy.

Now That You're An Adult, You Might Still Feel A Pang Of Guilt When You Decline A Dinner Invitation In Favor Of A Good Book. Or Maybe You Like To Eat Alone In Restaurants And Could Do Without The Pitying Looks From Fellow Diners. Or You're Told That You're "in Your Head Too Much", A Phrase That's Often Deployed Against The Quiet And Cerebral. Or Maybe There's Another Word For Such People: Thinkers.