The Task of Parents/Teachers

Jumping into this project has been a bit nerve wracking, exciting, scary, and wonderful! I love to teach so much and I love seeing children start to work toward their potential and know that they are worth being loved and supported. This comes through parents and teachers showing that they care for these children. How can we show we care, we can try to give them the best of us and show them and have them discover the best in themselves.

This project is to help you do that. We are here not only to ignite the love of learning in them, but to ignite them as well. To build their esteem and understanding of themselves. As we understand our children and ourselves, we can better help them develop and learn and create better relationships with them.

Most children can accurately be identified by age 4; some types manifest earlier Dr. Keirsey says (pg. 255). This is amazing how soon children's personalities start to come out! He points out that the "task of stimulation is the parents," (pg. 254). This can feel sometimes like a heavy burden to know that we should be the ones in charge of our children's learning and maturation. Sometimes we just want to put it off onto others or technology. This is something serious that we need look at. If we want our children to truly succeed and become all that their potential is, we must work ourselves. 

Keirsey says we should "not be child shapers, but child watchers" (pg. 254). He goes on to state that we need to ask ourselves, "What kind of person is my child and what can I do to help him or her grow in that direction?" (pg. 254). This was such a wonderful concept to me. We must watch them to learn and know them and then see what we are capable of doing to help them grow and become all that they can. We can do this and we should do this. As we watch we can learn their type and then through things like this website we can have the resources and scientific research to help us. You aren't alone, we're here to help! :) 

Dr. Keirsey outlines what tasks he thinks parent should do:

1. "Abandon the perspective "my child is just like me underneath"" (pg 257) . Even if you are the same personality type, there is always going to be differences and strengths, even in the same areas. We need to understand that they will have their own set of wonderful talents, gifts, and wants.
2. "Acquaint themselves with the nature of character differences in as much detail as they can manage...to facilitate their children's growth rather than impede it" (pg. 257).  This is why I've made this website. I want everyone to have access to learning about character differences and how they help their child to grow. We all want our children to succeed and it is through educating ourselves we can best help them.

I sincerely hope that this information can help as many parents/teachers and children as possible. I want there to be more individualized education for children so that they can become all they can. I have seen children be helped and grow through understand and individualized education. I hope this will help your child too! :) Thank you for checking us out!

*All research and quotes from Dr. Keirsey's book Please Understand Me II