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Applying the concept of temperament to child care

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This paper reviews the evidence of inborn temperament individuality in children, which affects the child-caretaker interaction and can be a source of differential treatment approaches. Focus on the dynamic interaction between individual characteristics and environmental demands views the child as a contributor to his or her own development and parent behavior as often reactive rather than the cause of various childhood disturbances.

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When this article was written, the author was with the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology at Utah State University.

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Mohar, C.J. Applying the concept of temperament to child care. Child Youth Care Forum 17, 221–238 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01083904

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