FOUNDATIONAL TERM
Temperament
气质
Individual patterns of activity, reactivity, and adaptation.
Study this concept in context
65 · Children's emotions, learning and social development
Emotions, learning, and social abilities develop together in everyday settings. Understanding behaviour requires examining current capacities, task demands, relationships, and environments rather than equating mental health with obedience.
Sources
- AAP: Understanding temperament
- AAP: Mental and emotional development
- Harvard: Executive function
- Harvard: Serve and return
- AAP: Effective discipline
- Harvard: Toxic stress
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