Challenging Differences

Conflicts often result from personality differences.  We seem to clash with people who have strengths that are our weaknesses.  "C" type parents with more logical thinking and organized behavior, may conflict with "I" type children who have more impulsive and active behavior.
      
"D"s may clash with "C"s because of "C"s' cautious and calculating demeanor; while "D"s are more risk-taking, driving, decisive and dreaming.  "I"s can conflict with "S"s because of "S"s' quiet, sweet and soft demeanor; while "I"s tend to be more influencing and impressing types.
      
Parents with strong active behavior can become frustrated with passive type children.  Strong-willed and/or expressive children seem to challenge more passive type parents.  Task-oriented parents tend to be demanding and critical of people-oriented children; while "high-touch" — feeling type parents struggle with more "high-tech" — form and function type children.

Identifying and understanding the differences between parents and children can be powerful and practical. Learning how to respond according to a child's personality can improve your parenting skills.

Sample of some of the information you will learn:

There are "D/I" behavior types, who are active in both their tasks and people skills.  There are "S/C" types, who are passive, while both people and task-oriented.  "D/C"s are pure task-oriented, while both active and passive at the same time.  "I/S"s, on the other hand, are basically people-oriented, while both active and passive.

The "I/C" is both active and passive, while people and task-oriented at the same time.  The same goes for the "D/S."  But while the "I/C" loves to inspire and correct, the "D/S" enjoys driving and serving others.  The "D/S” type may sound like a contradiction in terms, but this unique and often confusing behavior is normal.

One of the most obvious challenges occurs when a pure "D/C" task-oriented individual relates to a pure "I/S" people-oriented person.  This relationship often struggles due to opposite strengths and weaknesses.  

The "D/C" lacks people skills, while the "I/S" needs to become more task-oriented and organized.  Difficulty comes when one stops looking at the other's strengths and starts focusing instead on the other's weaknesses.