The Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation states:
Temperament is an important feature of social and emotional health. Temperament describes the way we approach and react to the world. It is our own personal “style” that is present from birth. There are three general types of temperaments often referred to as easy-going, slow-to-warm, and active.
Easy-going children are generally happy, active children from birth and adjust easily to new situations and environments. Slow-to-warm children are generally observant, calm and may need extra time in adjusting to new situations. Children with active temperaments often have varied routines (e.g., eating, sleeping), and often approach life with zest. Children may fall into one of the three types of temperament but often have varying behavior across the common temperament traits.
Sound familiar? Perhaps you can identify with one of these temperaments? This online survey will allow you to gain insights into your own temperament as well as the temperament of your child.
