Temperament is the foundation of behaviors. Temperamental kids are often highly spirited and adventurous. They can switch gears in the blink of an eye, one minute ornery and the next sensitive. Temperamental kids tend to react strongly to their environment. They are fussy infants, rambunctious toddlers, testy adolescents, and downright obnoxious teens.
Some children are simply born grumpy, others have disorders that enhance temperamental behaviors.
Seek the advice of your medical doctor, in order to determine and treat the needs of your child. Babies come into this world with an identifiable mood as part of their personality. This normal continuum can be described as positive at one end to negative at the other end. Coping with a negative child is difficult. Leslie E. Packer, Ph.D. Disorders that intensify temperament.