| Mind/Body Typing Children |
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In The 7 Laws of Raising Financially Independent Kids, Kasey Claytor explains that we
deepen our level of listening by making keen observations of our children and the way they
play, sleep, react to stress, etc. She favors using an ancient Indian system of study called
Ayurveda, which in Sanskrit means Science of Life, to accomplish this. There are three main
mind/body types and everyone has qualities of all of them. Most people have one or two
prominent "types" or natures, and when you have discerned yours and your children's, it
makes it easier to understand them and find solutions to different difficulties they may be
having.
This is covered in the book. The quiz below helps parents see clearly where their child
fits in. For instance, an AIR child that is anxious will be comforted by relaxing and
reassuring time, the FIRE child who is angry will respond best by being soothed, and the
EARTH child, with the tendency to withdraw, will improve when stimulated. Many times a
child may have one type mind and a different type body!
deepen our level of listening by making keen observations of our children and the way they
play, sleep, react to stress, etc. She favors using an ancient Indian system of study called
Ayurveda, which in Sanskrit means Science of Life, to accomplish this. There are three main
mind/body types and everyone has qualities of all of them. Most people have one or two
prominent "types" or natures, and when you have discerned yours and your children's, it
makes it easier to understand them and find solutions to different difficulties they may be
having.
This is covered in the book. The quiz below helps parents see clearly where their child
fits in. For instance, an AIR child that is anxious will be comforted by relaxing and
reassuring time, the FIRE child who is angry will respond best by being soothed, and the
EARTH child, with the tendency to withdraw, will improve when stimulated. Many times a
child may have one type mind and a different type body!
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| Check the box which mostly fits your child. Don't worry if she doesn't fit perfectly in one box. Just the tendencies are what we are looking for. Total the checked boxes. The highest number will tell you your child's basic nature. The second highest will be an influence. A description of the mind/body types, taken from the book, can be found here. |
| We are all a combination of these three, and at different times in our lives some may become more prominent than had been before. But when observing your children you can see what balanced type they were born with! When they are health and happy they will exhibit the best qualities of their mind/body type. |