What Type Is Your Child

What Type is Your Child?

Children come in all shapes and sizes. With that being said, one should not be surprised that they come with different personalities and character traits. These characteristics become more apparent around ages two thru ten. Based on their demeanors, children can be divided into three groups: easy going, devious and stubborn.

The first group of children are the easy going. They are the children that most parents pray for, but only a few actually get. They rarely get into trouble and usually think before they act. In rare instances when they do get into trouble, the punishment seems so sever to them that they rarely repeat the same offense twice. For example, if an easy going child gets into trouble because they were playing with a devious or stubborn child, misbehaving the way they do, they would not want to play with that child anymore because they do not like getting into trouble. They learn from their mistakes and try to avoid getting themselves into trouble. The even-tempered children are mild mannered, well behaved and usually soft spoken. Being an easy going child has some down falls. They may seem more like loaners and not have very many friends, which can lead to internal issues such as low self esteem. Although rare, some easy going children do experience these problems. Easy going children are indeed a rare breed.

The next group of children are those that are devious and always finding the wrong things to get into. In my opinion, most children fall into this category. They are always on the look out for what they can get into and get away with. They are what I call sneaky. One of their character traits is about doing the wrong things to get way with it. They want to push the limits of boundaries set by authority figures. Although they commit the acts which cause them to get into trouble, they are heart broken and crushed when caught and punished. Unlike the easy going children who normally would not repeat the same offense twice, the scheming, sneaky children will come up with different ways to repeat the same offense to see if they will get caught again. For example, I classify my two year old son as a devious child, and he lives up to the name. Even at two, he knows when he is doing something wrong, but will try his best to out smart me and get away with it. Sometimes, I’ll catch him doing something and sneak up on him. I can see his little eyes roaming trying to see if anyone is watching him. His favorite pastime is unrolling all the toilet paper and putting it into the commode. When I call his name, he will jump and give you the saddest puppy eyes you ever want to see.