Parenting Skill and the ISFP Child!

If your child is ISFP, Introverted with Sensing, Feeling and Perceiving, parenting skill can be improved by understanding that these ISFP young ones are typically loving, cuddly, sweet and easygoing. And we will get into that in just a moment.

Firstly understand that this page is devoted to helping you as a loving parent or guardian 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 ISFP; but, if your child is ISFP than this page can guide you in developing outstanding parenting skill as you raise and interact with your ISFP child.

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

We’ll assume that you know your personality type and that your child is ISFP…here we go!!

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

ISFP young ones will love to be held, snuggled, cuddled, all the things you want to do Mom and Dad!

The ISFP baby really is a “cherub” smiling a lot early on

The ISFP will like some alone time but will happily play with anyone who wants to most of the time

These young ones will touch a lot; these are especially the ones that may bond with a “blanky”, a “binky” (whatever that may be)…very “sensory” children

This “type” child will cry more than some others…especially if yelled at, responding to loud noises, if they think they are being criticized

The ISFP child wants things to be soft, quiet, harmonious, friendly

ISFPs are likely to play with kids smaller than themselves for security motivators

ISFPs usually like music, painting, drawing, clay, etc….creative ones loving “sensory” pleasures…including bodily sensory pleasures…they will explore quicker than others

The ISFP child is easy-going, flexible, compliant most of the time but will shy away from anger, bullying, yelling, etc.

This child also need alone time

The ISFP is the epitome of putting everything in the mouth…oh brother they love it….again sensory

The ISFP may suck their thumbs…need a bottle for longer periods of time….just for sensory satisfaction and security than other types

ISFPs will usually share their feeling, getting hurt easily, wanting friend, etc.

ISFPs can excel athletically due to their sensing…but they really like the “group” team thing…want and need others….selectively

ISFPs love animals and have a kinship with them of sorts

For the adolescent ISFP school is fun…that may be about it….they may underachieve academically due to this

The ISFP adolescent will learn better with a teacher they’ve bonded with in a more one-on-one environment

They can be wonderful story tellers…natural grasp of the detailed and are dominantly “feeling” and emotional

In High School the ISFP may have difficulty declaring independence…they bond with parents, siblings strongly

The adolescent ISFP may struggle with long range planning, college, career, etc more than some others

ISFPs have natural difficulty following/remembering rules, regulations, etc.

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

Allow them to be creative early on…art, crayons, etc.

Everything is “hands-on” with the ISFP, create situations where they can safely do that

Hold them a lot, snuggle them a lot, carry them more than putting them in a stroller!!

Speak in “low tones”, softly, gently to your ISFP little one

Be very specific in the instructions you give to them…they are sensors after all

Be supportive of their feelings let them express themselves as they will

The ISFP will have their favorite “things”…allow them to do this

Talk about feelings, allow them to express themselves safely with what they are feeling

The ISFP will tend to take thing personally…try to talk about the fact you did not mean it personally

As they become more self-confident create a safe atmosphere so they build in self-confidence

Talk to them in terms of people, feelings more than things and events

In conclusion Mom or Dad, if you are ISF than most of the above seemed pretty natural; but, if you are not a Sensing Feeler (SF) maybe the above can better aid you as you develop you parenting skill. There are a lot of ISFP kids and people out there as the ISFP type makes up somewhere between 5-7% of everybody!

Should you desire to check on another personality type just link below and return to the main Parenting page and find another type, link on it, and enjoy! Return from Parenting Skill ISFP to Personality and Parenting