https://oldsite.awaldorfjourney.com/2011/02/the-phlegmatic-child/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-phlegmatic-child experiences, resources and advice from a Waldorf teacher on the journey Sat, 16 Apr 2016 22:43:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://oldsite.awaldorfjourney.com/2011/02/the-phlegmatic-child/#comment-7749 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 22:43:15 +0000 https://www.awaldorfjourney.com/?p=174#comment-7749 I am a melancholic-choleric and my 9 year old daughter is a phlegmatic through and through (with just enough melancholic to make her truly miserable for me to be around). What on earth can I do to relate to her and be a better mother? I struggle with this so much. I feel guilty beyond words, but I cannot stand to parent my ambivalent, slow moving, food loving, unexcitable, apathetic child! Please help me. Are there any other books out there that deal with this subject specifically? I don’t know how to guide her without making her feel “less than”…

]]> https://oldsite.awaldorfjourney.com/2011/02/the-phlegmatic-child/#comment-59 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:24:42 +0000 https://www.awaldorfjourney.com/?p=174#comment-59 I hear you Alyss! I certainly relate to those phlegmatics! I think I was much more sanguine when I was younger but my adult phlegmatic self is a force to be reckoned with!

]]> https://oldsite.awaldorfjourney.com/2011/02/the-phlegmatic-child/#comment-56 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:43:07 +0000 https://www.awaldorfjourney.com/?p=174#comment-56 I would love to meet my 7 year old self. I bet I was the epitome of the phlegmatic child. As an adult I see the other temperaments as they have developed to make me a more balanced adult, but I bet I drove people around me crazy with my slow and deliberate ways. Even now I’m working hard to build a rhythm for myself in my life because I know how much it helps me 🙂

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