We signed Logan up for soccer this year. Logan is shy and we are hoping doing stuff like this will help get him out of his shell around other people. The first few days were not so great. He would be excited about going there, but then see people and just cling to Mommy and cry. It was the same with when we did a running thing a few months ago. He would just lay on the ground and cry. It was awful.
After a few weeks though, he is now listening to the coach and at least trying to kick the ball. Granted, he will not do it unless we are holding his hand, but it is a start. The weird thing is that his behavior is not out of place. The other kids misbehave or act shy. Now I know, this is normal for two year old children, but Payton’s class at two was very well-behaved.
Before I get too far into this, I should mention that this is not a scientific study or anything. These are just my observations. I realize there could definitely be some confirmation bias, as well as a small-sample size. I also do not think there is anything wrong. Kids are kids and as many people smarter than me have pointed out, they are also tough and not fragile.
I wonder how much of the behavior issues in these two year old kids has to do with the lock downs of last year. Kids at that age being cooped up and away from the outside world for extended periods of time cannot have the best effect on their development.
Logan was definitely a little shy before lock down hit. He took awhile to adjust to daycare, whereas Payton never really had any issues. Once he started to get used to being dropped off, then COVID hit and the daycare was closed and Logan was at home with Lindsey everyday. When they opened back up, he had problems again. So I do not think the closing is to blame for his shyness, but I think it helped exasperate it.
Or maybe I am reading too much into this. Maybe Logan realizes soccer sucks.
