Knowing a Child’s Temperament
June 15th, 2010 by admin
Parenting a toddler can be a challenging task, but knowing your child’s temperament can really help with things don’t seem to be working. I’ve noticed lately that my three year old really needs a routine or he doesn’t pay attention or gets upset if something goes a different way than he thought. In seeing this about his personality I can see how staying with the routine as much as possible is beneficial, but prepare him for changes that might come up. He needs to understand that plans can change, but that things will still turn out ok. He likes to know that he can count on things to go a certain way. Reasoning with toddlers can be tough so being sensitive to their feelings and trying to redirect them to something else like changing the current activity or taking a break can be helpful.