The following quiz is designed to help you begin to determine your child’s personality type. But please keep in mind, children – especially young ones – are very much "works in progress", and since this is only a quick quiz, it may take you a little while to identify your child’s "true" type. Answer the questions based on how your child behaves MOST of the time. Your answers will point you to one of 16 mini-type profiles. The best way to accurately determine your child’s type is to read Nurture by Nature.

Please keep in mind that there are no right or wrong answers, and no better or worse types to be. All types are equally valuable, with their own natural strengths and potential blind spots.

1. How is your child's energy naturally directed?

Extraverts' energy is directed primarily outward, towards people and things outside of themselves. Introverts' energy is primarily inward, towards their own thoughts, experiences, and reactions. Extraverts tend to be active, expressive, social, and interested in many things, whereas Introverts tend to be more reserved, private, cautious, and interested in fewer interactions, but with greater depth and focus.

Extraverted children often:
• jump into new social situations
• are energized by interaction
• like variety and action
• speak before they think

Introverted children often:
• wait and watch from the sidelines
• are energized by introspection
• like to concentrate on one thing or person at a time
• think before they speak

2. What kind of information does your child naturally notice and remember?

Sensors notice the facts, details, and realities of the world around them whereas Intuitives are more interested in the meaning or possibilities of the information. Sensors tend to be practical and literal people, who trust past experience and often have good common sense. Intuitives tend to be imaginative, complex people who trust their hunches and pride themselves on their creativity.

Sensing children often:
• are realistic, down to earth, and focused on the present
• notice and remember details
• play and work in step by step fashion
• ask lots of clarifying "what" questions

Intuitive children often:
• are creative, love make believe, and fantasize about the future
• notice patterns and things that are out of the ordinary
• play and work in burst and leaps
• ask lots of expanding "why" questions

3. How does your child make decisions?

Thinkers make decisions based primarily on objective and impersonal criteria--what makes the most sense and what is logical. Feelers make decisions based primarily on their personal values and how they feel about the choices. So, Thinkers tend to be cool, analytical, and convinced by logical reasoning. Feelers tend to be warm, concerned about other's feelings, and eager for harmony.

Thinking children often:
• are naturally thick-skinned and objective
• place a high value of competence
• want praise for their independence and achievements
• are upset by unfairness or injustice

Feeling children often:
• are naturally sensitive and empathetic
• place a high value on relationships
• want praise for their personal contribution and cooperation
• are upset by conflict and disharmony

4. How does your child prefer the world around him/her to be organized?

Judgers prefer a structured, ordered, and fairly predictable environment where they can make decisions and have things settled. Perceivers prefer to experience as much of the world as as possible and like to keep their options open. So, Judgers tend to be organized, responsible, and productive while Perceivers tend to be flexible, curious, and playful.

Judging children oftenn:
• find rules comforting and often remind others to obey them
• have enthusiasm for finishing projects
• like to make and stick with a plan
• are very decisive but sometimes inflexible

Perceiving children often:
• find rules limiting and often forget or disregard them
• have enthusiasm for starting projects
• like to adapt and respond to changes
• have trouble making decision and may not follow through with commitments

Note: If the profile you read does not accurately describe your child, come back to this quiz and select the opposite characteristic in the area/areas in which you may have been unsure. Then, read the new profile and see if it describes your child better. You may need to read several of the mini-profiles. For some people, this process simply takes a little longer than it does for others.