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Temperament and Goodness of Fit

Temperament and Goodness of Fit

I have learnt that getting to know a child 's unique temperament and personality is the first important step for anyone who cares for , or works with children . It is important to understand how the child 's temperament may have been encouraged through his or her unique cultural experiences and also things such as gender stereotypes . In addition , as caregivers , we must be aware of our own values and beliefs , because these will greatly influence our expectations of a child 's behavior . By gaining an understanding of

a child 's temperament , we are then more able to nurture his or her emotional intelligence , and guide the child towards appropriate ' behaviors through our positive and nurturing socialization techniques . However , it is also important that we view and respect temperament as a behavioral style . This is because sometimes what we see as a child 's inappropriate ' behavior may actually be a part of that child 's unique temperament , and the reason we have labelled it inappropriate ' is simply because it is not akin to our own temperament style . We must , therefore , always be aware of our own expectations of children , and vigilant about the appropriateness of these expectations

In their book , How to Talk So Children Will Listen and Listen So Children Will Talk , Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish discuss how to help children deal with their feelings . They suggest that the first step towards achieving this is to respect and accept a child 's feelings , no...

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