Carers can learn to recognise when a withdrawn child is ready to respond, writes child psychotherapist Juliet Brown
In a busy nursery withdrawn children can easily be overlooked. Here we look at how to recognise withdrawn children and to think about how you might help them.
We call children 'withdrawn' when they rarely seek adult attention and avoid lively interaction with other children. They may tag along on the edge of the group or prefer solitary play or like to disappear inside the play- house.
Their faces have a subdued look and it's hard to get them to light up. When they are hurt or upset they may not seek comfort from you, but turn away instead.
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