Nurture by Nature: Understand Your Child's Personality Type - And Become a Better Parent by Tieger Paul D. & Barron Barbara

Author:Tieger, Paul D. & Barron, Barbara [Tieger, Paul D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2001-05-14T16:00:00+00:00

The Joys and Challenges of Raising Preschool ENTPs

While ENTPs are exciting and stimulating children, they need a variety of different ways to channel their energy. Because they grow bored so quickly, they are rarely happy to play alone for any extended period of time. When they’re awake, they seek constant interaction and engagement. They may talk so much, and so loudly, that it can sometimes feel like just too much of a good thing. Because ENTPs think out loud, they can’t help but interrupt adults to ask the many questions or make the numerous comments that just pop into their heads. They learn by experience and gentle guidance the subtleties of polite conversation. Their minds work so quickly that being asked or forced to wait their turn to speak often makes them forget what they were going to say. This can make them very frustrated, angry, and tearful. Patience is definitely a learned skill for most ENTPs.

ENTPs usually need to be moving, running, climbing, and jumping at all times. Most would be happy to have a continuous stream of friends and may be happiest with several children around at once. A rainy day can be a nightmare for parents and ENTPs who live in more rural places. Parents may find they need to plan ahead and have plenty of new or unusual tricks up their sleeves at all times.

In addition to their inquisitiveness, ENTPs are also very strong-willed and independent children. They are highly motivated by challenge and are always looking for ways to do things for themselves.

As early as six months old, Claire was dressing and undressing herself in her crib. Her mother would go in after her nap and find her naked—with even her diaper off. Claire’s parents eliminated this obvious problem at night by putting her pajamas on backward so that the zipper or snaps would be in the back, out of Claire’s reach. Claire also wanted to hold the spoon at mealtimes, and hold her bottle; later she cried when her parents insisted on brushing her teeth. They finally resolved to let Claire do for herself as much as possible, so when they finally did have to take over a task, it would be the exception rather than the rule.

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