Thinking Parent-Feeling Child
Thinking parents often report being perplexed by a Feeling child's sensitivity. "How can I correct poor behavior when she bursts into tears over a look sideways?"
They may also be concerned that the Feeling child appears to need "unlimited" emotional support—too many compliments, too much personal attention, or too much comfort. Thinking parents find it hard to believe that a Feeling child's emotional needs are genuine rather than manipulative. They might try to toughen her up by telling her to stop crying or keep her feelings under control.
Feeling children sometimes do not feel loved enough by a Thinking parent. Because they crave affection, praise, and appreciation, they may miss dad or mom's Thinking expressions of caring—respect and space to practice independence.
On the positive side, Feeling children often say they find comfort in the way a Thinking parent helps in a difficult situation: getting behind the emotions to look at it objectively and figure out how to apply problem-solving skills.
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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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