Question

Temperament can play a role in parenting style and, sometimes, it can be challenging for a parent to bond with a child who has a temperament which is sometimes described as difficult. Take a moment to look the Healthy Children website (www.healthychildren.org) and search for "How to understand your child's temperament" for a detailed explanation of the temperament characteristics.

Think of a child you know and decide where that child is for each temperament trait. Now think about yourself. In your discussion post, please respond to the following questions:

• How are you and this child alike?
• How are you and this child different?

Answer 1

Temperamental behavior can help or harm both child and parents during parenting. As we know, parenting is a difficult and professional task in which parent cares and support children.

A child shows hyperactivity than an adult so that it is very hard to control situations around children, temperamental behavior increases the probability of mistakes which may lead to serious problems. The temperamental behavior of child and parents also affects the social and psychological developments.

A child shows some similarities with parents because of social and family learning while a child can show differences due to fundamental instincts so that parenting creates a balance between fundamental instincts and social learning.