Do you know your child's dominant energy type?
"Look for the dominant Energy Types in your own children, grandchildren, or just the other children around you, and honor them accordingly. Gently help parents of children to understand their chldren's types and watch how harmonious their relationships become as the parent no longer forces the child in a direction that is not true to his or her Energy Type." -Carol Tuttle, It's Just My Nature: A Guide to Knowing and Living Your True Nature
You need to understand their primary energy type but also know how their secondary energy type affects their expression of who they are. There are four energy types and though each of us has all four types as part of our nature, one of the four types will be dominant and one will be a secondary influence.
Type Ones
For type one children, you need to know that the reason they don't do a thorough job when you ask them to clean up their rooms is that they are trying to do it quickly so that they can get back to what they would rather be doing. Help them make their chores more fun by suggesting that they create a contest for themselves.
Which can they do faster, put their toys away or hang up their clothes?
Type Twos
For your type two children, it is important to understand that they are not shy. But it may take them time to become comfortable in new surroundings and when meeting new people. In large gatherings, they may prefer to hang back and observe rather than jump right into the action.
Also, they like to plan their activities, so you might ask when they would like to tackle their homework or do their chores and then, hold them to it, rather than insisting that they do it right now.
Type Threes
One thing you have to understand about your type three children is that they are practical and resourceful, so they may not get it done the way you would if they can find a way that is faster or easier for them.
Type Fours
This type is another one that often gets referred to as shy when really, they are not. "Shy" implies that there is something wrong with them, when they are just being themselves as they were created to be.
They do not like to be in the spotlight so if they are being given a lot of positive attention by another adult, they may look down at the ground and feel like they would rather be anywhere else!
But this is the child who often will tell you exactly what he thinks in a way that might be considered blunt. There is nothing shy about that, wouldn't you agree?
These are only a few of the character traits for each type. Once you know your child's type and have learned the other personality or character traits, you will understand your child so much better. It has made a huge difference in my own parenting!
"When you are not dressing your truth, you send a message that conflicts with who you truly are. What you are wearing sends a message to other people which influences their first impression of you. You may be judged in a negative light because your true nature is not being honored by your appearance." ~~Carol Tuttle To learn more about how to discover your unique energy profile, go to Living Your Truth. Jeanine Byers Hoag is a write-at-home homeschooling mom and an energy profile type 2. She blogs about dressing her truth athttp://dressyourtruth.blogspot.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jeanine_Byers_Hoag |
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