How can a Type 4, constant, still child be SO energetic? What does it mean to be constant and still? Are you misunderstanding the movement of a Type 4? Let me help you understand this constant, still, exact natural movement, plus a few parenting tips! Learn how to parent a child true to their nature by learning their Type in my book “It’s Just My Nature!” at http://www.myenergyprofile.com
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September 24th, 2010 at 10:52 am
As a mother of a type 4/1 I understand the question completely. As a child my son was quite the energetic chap. As he has gotten older I have really seen the type 4, and we talk about how he thinks. One of the best things he did was choose an activity that is very type 4 in nature. He plays trumpet in marching band (the only ones with a greater ego then the trumpets is the drum line, which cracks me up because most of both trumpet players and drum line are type 4s!) Having something to direct his focus on has been fantastic. I know with him, and have always known this, if HE decides it’s important it WILL happen. This is one of the things that confirmed for me that he is a 4. I have also seen that journal writing is very good for him because it is a perfect opportunity to reflect.
September 28th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
This is really descriptive of me as well. I am a 4/1 and my mother has had a hard time accepting some of my 4ness because I was such a fun loving happy “energetic” child. But the older I get it becomes more and more obvious that though my secondary 1 is very strong, I am definitely a 4. Setting my mind on something absolutely will come to pass, but if I do not feel like I will excel and be an authority on something almost always that task will fall by the wayside.
My oldest daughter is also a type 4. I knew from experience that for her, in the future she will want to be the best in what ever she pursues. We saw in her a knack for dance when she was really young and we enrolled her in the best ballet school around. She has been there for 2 years and LOVES the classes (she is almost 5 and I’m amazed she can handle the relatively boring and repetitive classes so well–though I am not surprised). Contrast that with my Type 3 son, who switches ideas and we don’t worry about that at all. One month it’s karate, then trumpet, then football etc. . . and we find the quickest way to expose him to what he wants to do. Not surprised again, he does it amazingly well and is happy just to have his ideas met! Then on to the next thing.
And you’re right–journal writing is really great for being reflective. More so, it’s ideal to sort out a type 4 brain. Most entries will be cathartic and clarifying and it is really really helpful to clean up our over stimulated minds. In the end we can see exactly how to move forward and it can be done with out having to talk too much about it.
September 27th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
Carol,
Thank you Carol for your explanation.
I have to “mother” myself since I grew up so invalidated against my nature. And this explanation from your video describes me as a type 4. I love long hikes or walks. I am a planner and seek structure where there is none. And I love spending time by myself. I really enjoy my time of solitude.
I am also dyslexic where repetition does not work or help the situation. In my case, dance class are a nightmare because I have a hard time mastering dance sequences. Do you think dyslexia might be a symptom of something else? Do you see dyslexics more often in certain energy profile types?
September 28th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
I am the Type 4 example in Carol’s book that talked about how I could hold so still as a child that as I sat among the human-sized child dolls, a lady in a store thought I was literally a doll too and she screamed when I moved. I would like to point out that I could hold very still at a very young age if I WANTED to. However I was normal and jumped on the bed, did cart-wheels every time I had a chance, and yelled so loud once when I was mad that the neighbors came running to see what was wrong.
October 4th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Carol, thanks for the response; I just found it today. Since looking at my son as a Type 4, I can see clearly how black-and-white, linear, and blunt he is in his approach to life. This question also applies to my oldest son, who was extremely hyperactive when he was little. His face lit up and he bounced up and down when I read the list of Type 1 characteristics to him a few months ago, but if the bottom line is the way one moves through life and not the level of movement per se, then it is clear that they are both 4/1 and not 1/4 as I had originally thought. Thank you for the clarification, and for the help Energy Profiling has been for me in removing obstacles to who I really am (I’m also a 4/1, by the way)!