Different Personality Styles for Children
Brain research confirms what every parent already knows--no two children are alike. Personality style is far more significant than simply gauging the differences between personal behaviors among children, however. A "Journal of Personality" study reveals that a child's personality type can predict the timing of key transitional events in a child's life, such as leaving home, developing romantic relationships or entering the work force.
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Personality and Temperaments
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Each child is born with her own natural behavior styles. Each individual has natural preferences he was born with. These are ways of behaving that evolve over time but are instrumental in an individual's life choices, relationships and interactions with others. These traits are present at birth and continue to influence individual development throughout life. By observing a child's response to everyday situations, an individual can access a child's temperament, which is key to his personality type.
Personality Type
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Parents can often determine the cause of less desirable behaviors simply by assessing a child's personality traits. The Ohio State University Extension Office of Columbus, Ohio, indicates that by understanding temperament, parents can work with children instead of trying to change behaviors they were born with. There are a total of nine traits that are used to assess a child's personality type. Combined, these traits determine which of three basic personality types a child most readily fits: easy going, active/feisty or cautious.
Active or Feisty
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Expect a lot of energy from a child with an active personality style. Approximately 10 percent of children are considered to have an active or more difficult personality. These children tend to be more impulsive, defiant and intense in their interactions with others. With such high activity levels, it is important for children with this personality type to have plenty of time to burn off all of their energy.
Cautious
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Children with a cautious personality style will not be likely to jump before looking. A larger number of children, approximately 15 percent, fall into the cautious personality category. Their personality traits often result in negative behavior to new situations though they gradually become more positive with greater exposure to the new person or environment. These children may also be more sensitive to their environments such as noticing changes in temperature or the fabric softener used to wash a favorite blanket.
Easy Going
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The majority of children today fall into the easy going personality type. According to the Ohio State University Extension Office, a good 40 percent of children fall into the easy going category. While these children are far from perfect, they basically handle new people and situations much better than their peers. While they can't be considered pushovers, they don't get angry quickly either, giving them a nice balance of emotion and rational perspective. These children are typically calm and happy, with regular eating and sleeping habits. While less difficult to care for than children with differing personality traits, these children do need to learn how to communicate their frustrations and hurts, which they may often ignore over the interests of others.
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