Extraverted Parent-Introverted Child
The Extraverted parent often questions what's wrong with an Introverted child. Worried that the young Introvert doesn't have enough friends, spends too much time alone, and isn't interested in joining groups or organized activities, the Extravert wonders if the child is depressed or suffering from a physical illness. Extraverted parents can wear themselves out trying to get an Introverted child to perk up, join up, and have a social life.
The Introverted child may feel her parents are too intrusive, pushy, and always "in my face." Hounding can make her feel inadequate. One Introverted adult tells how his Extraverted mother was so worried about his lack of friends that she considered adopting a child: "She saw it as a way of providing me with the company she thought I so desperately needed but couldn't get on my own. It made me feel like a real loser."
On the plus side, many Introverted children talk about how Extraverted parents are a help speaking for them in uncomfortable situations, teaching them how to meet people, and introducing them to new kids in the neighborhood.
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Excerpted from Motherstyles : Using Personality Types to Learn to Parent from Your Strengths © 2006 by Penley and Associates, Inc. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Used by arrangement with Perseus.
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