Temperament

In my opinion temperament refers to the way that people can act, react and respond to different facts such as environment conditions, familiar situations, problems, etc. It is part of the personality. Temperament could be gentle or it could be angry. It could be a result of nature or nurture. There are many kinds of temperament but we could describe them as easy going, active and slow to respond. Although temperament can help us to understand the child, it is not the last word to classify the child in one of these categories. So the childcare worker must be shrewd and observative to evaluate the behaviours and not make judgements.