ESFP Child Flourishes on Fun, Diversity and Wonder!

Parenting skill for the ESFP child can be what one might expect a natural, wonderful, perfect (I use that word advisedly) baby to be!

ESFP, Extraverted with Sensing, Feeling and Perceiving, parenting skill can be improved by understanding that these ESFP young ones are naturally loving, hugging, wanting to be touched, cuddly and are eager to please you. Kind of what you thought a baby was supposed to be! (Oh count your blessings for this type child!!)

Firstly understand that this page is devoted to helping you as a loving parent or guardian, regardless of your type, better understand how to use your instinctive nature to improve your parenting skill by nurturing your child.

Your nature and your child’s nature is your personality type and your child’s type as discovered through the Myers Briggs Test. You may or may not be ESFP; but, if your child is ESFP than this page can guide you in developing outstanding parenting skill as you raise and interact with your ESFP child.

You’ll be introduced to several key personality characteristics of the ESFP child and you’ll be given some suggestions as to things to do that will improve parenting skill and help nurture you ESFP child all through life.

We’ll assume that you know your personality type and that your child is ESFP…or you think they are…..here we go!!

Some Characteristics of the ESFP Child-Some Behaviors to Look For

• As mentioned about…they are laughing, cuddly, moving a lot, alert, really loving babies
• The see to enjoy just being close to
• They are by nature friendly, outgoing and social
• Easily adaptable
• Love the outdoors and being with friends
• These are young extraverts…they can get very excited…normally that will be having fun with others
• They can get carried away in their excitement
• Impulsive young ones
• They like to touch a lot of things
• The ESFP child…at any age…typically wants things right now
• They normally enjoy school
• Many ESFP children are drawn to art
• Very generous children
• They are at times mis-diagnosed with “ADD”. They go form thing to thing, touching everything…this is natural for them
• They typically have difficulty with staying on task, schedules…they learn to adapt, don’t worry
• These children (people) truly live for the moment!

Regardless of Your Type Mom and Dad-Here Are Some Things You Can Do to Nurture the ESFP Child and Improve Parenting Skill.

• Don’t stifle their energy…let them SAFELY get it out
• They will talk a lot…channel it, let it be…..chatty little ones
• You can’t stop them from “touching things” so teach them how to touch things
• Do NOT jump to the “ADD” conclusion…so much damage is mistakenly done with this type in this area…study them with “ESFP” in mind BEFORE you seek “clinical” advice
• Support their emotions…well “feeling” actually, it is strong in them
• Reward them with things that can be touched
• Let yourself hug them, kiss them, touch them…ESFP children thrive on it….some others don’t you know
• They love surprises….surprise them
• How many time can you tell the ESFP child (person) you love them….as much as possible!
• Be real, specific, but loving in your discipline of them
• If you are not a “spontaneous” person and want to be…allow your ESFP youngster to show you!

In conclusion Mom or Dad, if you are ESFP than most of the above seemed pretty natural and may have brought back childhood memories; but, if you are not a Sensing Feeler (SF) or a Sensing Perceiver (SP)maybe the above can better aid you as you develop you parenting skill.

The ESFP is one of the larger types in terms of distribution as 6-9% of the entire American population is ESFP…..female ESFPs abound a bit more with 7-10% of American females this type and 4-7% of American males this type. (Estimation)

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