Parenting Styles/Children's Temperaments: The Match

1. Temperment in children

1.1. Easy children

1.2. Difficult children

1.3. Slow to warm up children

2. Temperament Traits

2.1. Activity

2.2. Rhythmicity

2.3. Approach/withdrawal

2.4. Adaptability

2.5. Intensity

2.6. Mood

2.7. Persistence and attention span

2.8. Distractibility

3. Ideas

3.1. Parents should look at self

3.1.1. Think about how your own temperament style meshes with your child's temperament style.

3.2. Introduce your child into new activites

3.3. Be attuned to your child's temperament and encourage her to accomplish tasks at her own pace.

3.4. Make your expectations clear. Setting limits will help your child develop self control.

3.5. Encourage children to work with you on generating solutions to problems.

3.6. Respect each child's individual strengths and don't compare children.

4. Parenting Styles

4.1. Authoritarian

4.2. Authoritative

4.3. Permissive

4.4. Uninvolved

5. Problem

5.1. Children have styles, or temperaments, which sometimes doesn't mesh with their parents'.