Parenting Different Personalities

We don’t love our children the same. We love them uniquely, because they are each unique. Because of their uniqueness, a parenting approach that works for one child could cause another one to wilt. My good friend, partner in ministry, and coach/strategist Jenny Price joins me today to talk through various personality types we find among children, and what strategies can help us get the best out of each one.

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Show Highlights

What does it mean to fully love your children, but not love them the same
Personality differences that become evident in the baby/toddler years
How different discipline techniques work with different personalities
- The tender children
  - Helping them differentiate correction from “I’m a horrible person”
  - Their tendency for secretive shame
  - The importance of asking question
  - Teaching them that God is both The Lion and The Lamb
- Assertive, strong-willed children
  - The need for discipline and structure
  - Their need for short conversations and a brick wall
  - Why lectures aren’t effective
- The easy, under the radar children
  - The Glass Child
  - Why they are so easily overlooked
  - Their need of one on one time
- Special needs children
  - Their need for higher attention
  - Beware of them working the system
  - The critical need for parents to take care of themselves
The importance of saying sorry to your children
Three questions to ask your children
- What’s working for you?
- What’s not working for you?
- What’s next in relationship to me?
Three other great questions
- What do you want more of from me?
- What do you want less of from me?
- What else are you not telling me?
Reminding your children that you love them, you are for them, that God loves them and is for them
Ensuring other mentors are involved in your children’s life