Four Parenting Temperaments

What kind of parent are you?

	Liberators	Socializers	Harmonizers	Individuators
are…	Excited	Concerned	Enthusiastic	Calm
trust…	Impulse	Authority	Intutition	Reason
yearn for…	Impact	Belonging	Romance/the Ideal	Achievement
seek…	Stimulation	Security	Identity	Knowledge
prize...	Generosity Artistry Adaptability	Gratitude Dependability Respectability	Recognition Empathy Authenticity	Respect Ingenuity Resolution
Teaching and Nurturing Style	Hands-off Permissive Allow failure to bring future success Does not tolerate back talk Difficult to hoodwink Clever rather than heavy-handed	Hands-on Watchful Care for children’s food, clothes, shelter and behavior. Children’s behavior reflects on the family Punishment can be an effective tool in teaching right from wrong	Hands-on Touchy-feely Counselor Patient listeners Peace-keeper Alert to opportunities for cognitive and social growth.	Hands-off Least likely to try to shape their children Teaches through natural consequences and removing privileges
Children first need to…(the other things follow)	spread their wings.	contribute to the family and community.	have a positive self-image.	be capable and self-reliant
Give their children…	Activities Adventures Inspiration	Traditions Duties Rules	Physical contact Experiences Emotional support	Opportunities to reach their potential Encouragement
Want their children to…	have joy and give freely.	have a sense of belonging and to be a contributing member.	feel good about themselves and be kind.	be autonomous.