Search Results for: blog nurturing temperamental traits activity level

Nurturing Temperamental Traits – Activity Level

A child’s activity level refers to how active your child is on a regular basis. Is your baby content to lie still or are they constantly wiggling? Can your child sit still and listen or do they have to get up and move around? Less Active Child Obviously a child who is less active is easier to deal with in most situations. You don’t have to worry about them running away from you or crawling out of the cart in the grocery store, like my daughter does. I envy parents with less active children as their children sit quietly at … Continue reading →

Nurturing Your Child’s Temperament

In a study, beginning in the late 1950’s, conducted by Doctors Thomas and Chess they found that “children show distinct individuality in temperament in the first weeks of life, independently of their parents’ handling or personality style.” Today child psychologist Jerome Kagan finds that “the child’s own temperamental predispositions are the major determining factors in the kind of person he becomes later in life. Whether children are independent or timid, sociable or shy, easygoing or easily depressed, he says, depends primarily on their inborn traits.” Knowing your child’s temperament traits can help you as a parent understand how your child … Continue reading →

The 9 Temperamental Traits

What is temperament? Temperament is a set of traits that helps determine your child’s personality, and in turn their behavior. These traits are inherent from birth, and will most likely remain through adulthood. These characteristics help explain why a child likes to be cuddled, or is constantly moving. Learning about temperament helps parents understand why their children react to certain situations and avoid difficulties. Temperament Traits These traits were developed through careful research compiled and conducted by Doctors Chess and Thomas. Activity Level: is how active your child is most of the time. Is your infant always wiggling? Does he … Continue reading →

Fat Fighting Arsenals

Are you concerned about your children’s weight? Are you worried that they might have a weight issue, but you aren’t sure how to target it and you need to be careful to avoid damaging their self-esteem? Here are a few tips for moms and dads alike to employ in helping their whole family achieve healthier eating habits and increased activity to stimulate weight loss. Remember, there is no single solution to being overweight. It’s a combination of environmental factors that brought you or your family to the weight you are now. So it will take a combination of solutions and … Continue reading →

The Good News & The Bad News

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) there is good news from the frontlines of the war on obesity. Personally, I dislike the term war on obesity – and battle of the bulge is just so much not better. Let’s just say that statistics indicate that the number of women considered obese has not risen since a 2000 survey. While women are still heavy or obese – there is stabilization of the number across the board. The bad news on the other hand is that the number of obese children rose from 14% to 17% and the number of … Continue reading →

Does My Child Have An Easy or Difficult Temperament?

No one trait is “good” or “bad” but some are definitely more difficult. Knowing your child’s temperament can help you raise your child and eliminate differences between you as a parent and child. There are certain attributes that are considered more positive or negative, but every attribute has certain positive characteristics. It is important as a parent that you focus on the positive attributes even as you help your child deal with the negative. The table below can help you determine how easy or difficult your child is to raise, as well as possible positive behavior, of the child who … Continue reading →