Tag Archives: personality

Who Takes Care of Business?

Being a follower or a leader has very little to do with being male or female or with age. Some people are just born controllers while others are born watchers. In many cases younger siblings will more easily handle issues and take care of older siblings. One may have a more out going personality and feel more comfortable addressing others. The same goes for marriages. One person is usually better at taking care of business and handling problems and issues. The other person may have input and opinions, but there is typically one person that has more initiative and brass. … Continue reading →

What Makes Your Child Amazing?

Any parent of a child more than a week old knows that kids can be challenging. When we turn to our friends and talk about life as a parent, we have a tendency to talk about the horrors and the challenges since we really want some help and support. Add to that the fact that as our kids get older, it becomes less and less acceptable to “brag” about what amazing and fabulous kids they are—especially since they can also be crabby and flawed human beings. I thought it might be fun to take a moment this evening to think … Continue reading →

Coping with an Argumentative Child

Some of us get lucky. We get one (or more) strong willed child who has all sorts of opinions and ideas about how things should be run in the world—and he or she might start at a surprisingly young age. It doesn’t matter whether you are in line at the grocery store, sitting in a church pew or the child is in class—he or she is quite eager and happy to take issue and argue with anyone and everyone. What is a parent to do? I think it can be helpful to remember that no personality trait or behavior is … Continue reading →

“I Can’t Believe You Still Listen to This!”

I’ll bet you think this is going to be an article about a parent’s NOT related to her children’s choices in music? Nope. In fact, this is an article about how my children have no appreciation for MY taste in music… While I definitely do not consider myself one of those people who lives in the past and I am open to new music—I buy several CDs each year that have actually been recorded and manufactured in this decade; there are new artists, new music, and constant new discoveries that find their way into my ears. HOWEVER, I am also … Continue reading →

Sometimes, We’re All a Little Weird

There is nothing like family life to keep a person humble—no matter how cool and hip and “put together” you are able to present to the world at large, when you get a group of people living together in the family space, you’re bound to be confronted with just how weird you can really be. Not to mention, as parents, we welcome these adorable little creatures into our hearts and homes—only to discover that they have some strange habits, and evolve into the occasional weirdos! One of my daughters came into the kitchen this morning as I was finishing loading … Continue reading →

Keeping Ego in Check

I do a bit of wrestling with the role of my EGO in my home business. I do not always think that ego is a bad thing, but it can get out of control. Trying to figure out when to allow it to run free and give it my ego the upper hand, and when I need to get a grip and let other parts of my psyche rule can be a bit of a challenge when it comes to the entrepreneurial process… Ego is a hard concept for me anyway–I have read so many conflicting things that I am … Continue reading →

“But I’ve Just Gotten Them Broken In!”

My son does not like change. His personality is such that he likes to keep things simple, comfortable and predictable. He likes some surprises, but he also likes routine. He is not someone I see as going out into the world and taking on all sorts of daring adventures and risks, he tends to really value good friends and family and it has been fun watching as he grows more and more into himself. HOWEVER, the downside is that his avoidance of change means getting him to get a new pair of shoes, a new coat, or even get his … Continue reading →

It is About WHO They Are, Not WHAT They Do

As a parent, it is tough NOT to focus on what our children do—their activities, their behaviors, their grades—all of those outward and external elements that the world and society tend to judge people on. Our children need us to see beyond all of those externally validating and measurement tools, however, and love and appreciate for them for who they are—not what they do… It can seem like a parenting paradox—we are expected to hone in and try to shape our children’s behaviors; we want them to do well in school and get involved in extra-curricular activities because it is … Continue reading →

Living with a Daydreamer

Daydreaming is one of those things that can be wonderful—a nice little imaginative escape in the midst of a stressful day, it can even be therapeutic when you need a boost of positive thought. But, daydreaming can create some problems—especially for a child who daydreams excessively and uses it as a way of escaping and avoiding daily life. I think that some people just seem to be more “natural” daydreamers than others. Those who can be incredibly imaginative and creative tend to be better at daydreaming. I have been told, however, that excessive daydreaming in a child can be a … Continue reading →

Balancing Seasonal Temperaments

Some people love this time of year and really get into all the seasonal festivities—others of us may get a touch of the Bah humbugs. This can be challenging enough at work or out and about, but it can be even more challenging when we have to cope with these different seasonal temperaments within our own families. We can all have very different ideas about how to make the most of the season. We are not a huge family, my children and I—there are only four of us, but that is four very different holiday season temperaments. My eldest daughter … Continue reading →