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MotherStyle has a quiz to help determine your mothering type. Here’s mine

INFP —The “Tuned In” Mother

“Inside our children, I believe, is a truth that tells them what’s best for them. I am always listening for that truth.”

Aware, astute, and understanding, the INFP mother is sensitive to her child’s needs, feelings, and perceptions. By observing and listening to the cues of the whole child, she is “tuned in” and naturally develops an intuitive feel for what he or she needs. Responsive and helpful as well, she tends patiently to those needs as they arise.
The INFP mother is comfortable letting her children follow their own course of development and make their own choices. She offers encouragement and uses her insights to head off trouble and difficult issues.
The INFP mother takes vicarious pleasure giving her children good experiences and watching them enjoy childhood. She’s happiest creating pleasant, memorable times for the whole family.

I don’t know about patient (it’s definitely not one of my virtues), but I do tend to be an AP parent. I really like watching Pumpkinhead develop and encouraging him to go with his natural talents. As I’ve mentioned, we were cosleepers and we also took a pretty laid back stance to potty training and other issues. I think it helps that he’s a pretty easygoing child. We were very lucky that he just decided to start potty training one day. We never pushed the issue and he just decided it was time. That said, I know I was a lot like him and then my brother came along and blew my parents’ parenting style out of the water. He is the complete opposite of me and none of what they did with him worked with me so who knows what will happen if we have additional kids?

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