Such information can empower them within their families, schools, and pediatricians' clinics. She points to her daughter as an example. He's like my little girl, and I used to get so angry with him. Taken as a whole, three decades of international temperament research and the common sense, yet intuitive, interventions developed at ASU could function as an owner's manual for children. I think that has been the problem with most self-help books.
Temperament is too complex.
Temperament, however, has been the cover story for Germany's version of Psychology Today. Temperament recognizes the spectrum of human behavior styles. It brings information often relegated to celestial bodies down to distinct human bodies and minds, from speculation to science. The Temperament Intervention for Parents Study is supported by the National Institute for Nursing Research. For more information, contact Nancy Melvin, Ph.D., College of Nursing, 480.965.3244.