My son has never been the kind of child that always answers if you say “hello” to him in public. He might answer, or he might shyly look down at his feet. Many of us moms of shy kids have to deal with this on a regular basis. Here are three things only we know: 1. We don’t want you to be offended by our kid's shyness Usually, a comment like “Is he shy?” is followed by “Hey, look at me! I’m nice. I won’t bite.” That makes our kids squirm.