Husain

What can you do if you have only two kids with very different personalities? My daughter is six years old, and my son only four. They are very close in age, but they are very different in personalities, interests, and the activities they prefer to do.

My daughter and my son have different personalities that require different parenting. My daughter is very sensitive. Her emotions always reflect her feelings. Sometimes she cries with many tears just because she misses someone from our family in Libya. Also, if she need something like Ice cream or sweet, it should be available as soon as possible. Furthermore, she will remind me several time a day and seven days a week until she gets what she wants. Unlike my daughter, my son rarely shows his emotions. He always hides his tears or cries in place where no one can see him. Also, unlike his sister, if he requests something, and I do not bring it to him, normally he will not request it again. My daughter has her personality and so my son has.

Each one of my kids has interests which are very different to the other. For example my daughter enjoys baby's songs especially girls songs. In contrast my son prefers watching animals show particularly wild animals. You can imagine the competition at the computer! Who is the winner? Usually my daughter because she uses the computer better than he does. Some times he disturbs her until he gets a chance to watch his favorite show. For us as parents, we know that reflect their different interests.

My kids do not do the same activities. my daughter likes to play with kitchen toys. Also she likes drawing very much. She enjoys being busy the whole day. My son is full of activities. However he likes to play with car toys. He does not like drawing, but he enjoys using a pen or a pencil to write on white paper. Both of them enjoy doing different interests that make them feel happy.

Those are my kids, and each of them has his or her own character. After all it is plain to me that in the future they will be more different in personalities, interests, and activities they like to do. We think that they are under our control, but many times the opposite is true.