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I recently found this website which applies your Myers-Briggs personality type to your mothering style: MotherStyles. I don't recommend that you take their quiz to find out your style - go somewhere else online and take a longer test to determine your personality, and then look it up on this website. Their "quick quiz" is a little too quick. It consists of an either-or choice for each letter. For the "J" or "P" choice, I do NOT sound like the "J" at all and I sound like the "P", but my type is INFJ and that description fits me better.
Here is my personality type:
Your type is: infj —The “Know Thyself” Mother
“I believe the joy of motherhood is self-discovery—for them and for me.”
- Sensitive and family-focused, the INFJ mother looks for and encourages the unique potential of each child. Self-knowledge may be her byword. Her aim is to help each child develop a sense of identity and cultivate personal growth. In fact, she may value the mothering experience as a catalyst to her own personal growth and self-knowledge.
- The INFJ mother spends time observing and understanding each child. She is drawn to intimate conversations and seeks a free exchange of feelings and thoughts.
- Sympathetic and accommodating, the INFJ mother strives to meet the important yet sometimes conflicting needs of each family member in harmonious and creative ways
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She is conscientious and intense as well. Probably no one takes life and child-raising more seriously than the INFJ. She approaches mothering as a profession requiring her best self.
I believe this fits my mothering style very well. My husband sometimes thinks I am too accommodating and care too much about the preferences and desires of the children. I do try to understand each child and what they need, and I think that is why I feel so strongly about individualizing each one's education.
Post a comment and let me know if your type fits you!
