A Difficult Child Analysis

The book defines temperament as, "an individual's behavioral style and characteristic way of responding." As a baby, I believe I was a difficult child. This means that I often cried and engaged in irregular daily routines. At a young age when my parents were off at work, my grandmother would often babysit me. From stories that I remember both my mother and grandmother telling me, I would also cry when I was not around my mother. I did not let anyone else hold me. This made it very hard for both my mother and grandmother and at times different babysitters. The book mentions that only ten percent of children are classified as difficult. As I grew older I was able to go without having my mother by my side. I can say that I then grew into an easy child. This happened when my parents had another baby and I needed to get used to not have the most attention. There are also stories I have been told that involve me and my younger sister not getting along because I wanted the attention. When I did become an easy child, I would help my mom with helping with my younger sister. At a young age, you could not do much then but I always wanted to try. I can also say that I was an easy child because I started to let people watch me, I would help without getting asked more than once, and I would always try different things that my

We are all different, some easier than others. At first, when it was just me and my older sister, I was a difficult child. This can be because I got all the attention when I was younger because I was the baby. My parents would always try to leave the house when I was sleeping or I was very distracted with playing. When I noticed they were missing and I was with someone I was uncomfortable with, I started to cry. My parents did not come back because they wanted me to get used to those situations. This might have helped me become the easy child that I am