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Temperament - Coggle Diagram
Temperament
Characteristics of Temperament
Activity level
Low and high level of activity (low active child can watch tv quietly for hours but highly active child would constantly move around while watching tv by jumping or talking water for themselves.
Adaptability
How the child respond and adapt to intervention or sudden change of plan (adapt swiftly or adapt slowly which take time to get used to things around them)
Approach or withdrawal
some children feel comfortable in a new situation immediately, however, some feel uncomfortable!
Uncomfortable children in new situations may stare until they feel comfortable
Some may be uncomfortable for almost the whole childhood until they become comfortable!
Attention span and persistence
What is the child's ability to keep at an activity until it is completed?
Do they give up easily?
Distractibility
How easily is the child drawn away from the current activity?
Intensity of reaction
the energy level of the child’s response
how intense is the reaction of the child? (do they cry? scream? smile?)
Quality of mood
How often is the child making a fuss?
how often is the child being pleasant/unpleasant?
Sensitivity
How much stimulates needed for the children to respond (For example, when there's too much light, some children will blink or scream because it gets annoying for them
Rhythmically
The regularity of the child's biological functions
How regular is the child's sleep patterns/meal schedule
Suggestions to manage the child
Flexible Temperament
Teachers can check in on the child time to time, ask questions
Fearful Temperament
do not force the child to do things she does want instead, slowly draw her into the activity. And eventually let her be own her own to explore as she starts to enjoy it!
Feisty Children
Use redirection
use empathy followed by redirection of attention to help the child move on