The most recent and respected research on how temperament can affect a
child's progress toward developmental milestones and responses to new
experiences.
Research shows that many challenging behaviors are connected to a
child's inborn temperament, the unique set of characteristics that each
child is born with. When adults who work with children understand what
makes a child tick, they can adapt their parenting, teaching, or
treatment protocols to the individual needs of each child. Coauthor
Helen Neville has updated the contents of the original edition of
Temperament Tools to reflect the latest understanding about inborn
temperament and its effects on behavior. Certain behavior clusters go
with certain combinations of temperament traits and some clusters result
in a child who can be quite a challenge. This book describes many types
of children and offers strategies to help deal with behavior resulting
from inborn temperament. Parents fill out a temperament chart to help
define and understand their child, then consult the appropriate chapter
that refers to that type of child. Temperament Tools avoids the use of
psychological jargon while featuring the extensive practical
understanding of children and their parents' questions and needs for
skills. Adults using the book find the sections on practical ways to
handle kids with temperament in mind to be valuable for restoring peace
in home or school.
