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    This document discusses the importance of temperament in parenting and how parenting techniques should be tailored to a child's individual personality. It explains that children are born with different levels of resilience and temperament, which accounts for differences in how they need to be raised. The best parenting approach is to observe a child's behavioral style and adapt methods accordingly, rather than trying to force a child to fit a predetermined mold. Recognizing and accepting a child's true temperament is critical for developing a positive parent-child relationship over time.

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    This document discusses the importance of temperament in parenting and how parenting techniques should be tailored to a child's individual personality. It explains that children are born with different levels of resilience and temperament, which accounts for differences in how they need to be raised. The best parenting approach is to observe a child's behavioral style and adapt methods accordingly, rather than trying to force a child to fit a predetermined mold. Recognizing and accepting a child's true temperament is critical for developing a positive parent-child relationship over time.

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    This document discusses the importance of temperament in parenting and how parenting techniques should be tailored to a child's individual personality. It explains that children are born with different levels of resilience and temperament, which accounts for differences in how they need to be raised. The best parenting approach is to observe a child's behavioral style and adapt methods accordingly, rather than trying to force a child to fit a predetermined mold. Recognizing and accepting a child's true temperament is critical for developing a positive parent-child relationship over time.

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    Resilience, Parenting Techniques & Discipline

    Why are children so different? Because each has his or her own
    temperament! This accounts for why infants and children need to
    be raised in different ways. Parenting methods and techniques
    must be compatible with their personalities.

    Researchers have long wondered why some children with very


    supportive and nuturing homes still have done poorly, while some
    from cold and barren home environments have excelled. Part of
    the answer is that infants are born with differing levels of
    resilience in their personalities. Another part of the answer is the
    'goodness of fit' between the child's individual behavior and the
    way they are reared. Generally the better the "fit," the better the
    results.

    Temperament is important in parenting in 1) knowing the proper


    parenting techniques and how to discipline, and, 2) how it affects
    the parent's view of the child and themselves as parents. Both of
    these dimensions are critical in determining how the parent-child
    relationship evolves over time.

    First, since parents can't change or determine the child's


    temperamental style, parenting needs to be molded around the
    child's temperament. Parents who try to make the child fit their
    concept of the 'perfect child' usually end up feeling very
    frustrated. A better approach is to observe and learn about the
    infant's behavioral style and then change the way the parent
    reacts to the situation.

    Temperamental characteristics can be very positive in some


    situations and challenging in others. Only by sensitizing
    themselves to the infant's personality can parents learn how to
    respond to in a helpful way. Most parents learn this through a
    period of trial and error but when conflict continues to increase
    rather than resolve itself, or when it appears unexpectedly,
    assistance may be welcome.

    Resilience, Parenting Techniques & Discipline



     Notice the times when things are going well. How are
    you reacting at the times when you and she are feeling
    good about each other? There are clues there about
    what the infant or child needs.
     Recognize and accept the way the infant really is. If
    parenting is stressful and your infant doesn't act like
    the one next door, she may be 'spirited' and need
    specialized parenting techniques. You may need to
    learn more about how to parent a spirited child than
    the parent next door.
     Recognize your feelings toward the child. It can be
    isolating to feel that you are frustrated rather than
    fulfilled as a parent, that you are stressed by parenting
    rather than energized by it and that you sometimes
    wish that your child were different. Lots of other
    parents have these feelings. Find a way to discuss
    these feelings honestly. It will probably benefit your
    child also, if you do.

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