Dear,
That quiet boy in the corner? The one who knows the answer but never raises his hand? The one who goes stiff when he has to speak, and who avoids anything that puts him in front of people? He is not "just shy." He may be carrying a fear that grows heavier every year.
And every year it goes unaddressed, it costs him something. The class presentation he avoided. The leadership role he turned down. The friend he was too nervous to talk to. The opportunity that went to someone louder, and not someone better.
Your son was not born to sit in the background. He came into this world with a mandate, a gift, and an assignment that only he can fulfil. But a gift nobody ever sees cannot serve anyone. A voice that never speaks cannot lead anyone.