Our Shy Boy

Jameson is very cautious  about most anything new.  He is shy around new kids, reluctant to try new foods and needs much encouragement to do new things.  As a person who has lived a life with similar feelings I woder how to show him all the things that he'll miss out on if he continues on this course.  Logically I believe that in time he will outgrow most of these fears but as a parent I can't help but to want to help him see how much more life can offer him if he opens himself up to all of the new things that life has to offer.  I'm trying now to boost his self confidence.  We'll see how that works.  I have also been trying lately to help him focus his feelings on all of the positive things happenning from day to day.  Wouldn't it be great to help my son become someone who naturally tends to see the positivity and beauty in his life!