Does your child tend to make plans before getting your permission? You probably have one with the gift of FACILITATION, a fun (yet somewhat frustrating) gift that can try the patience of parents everywhere.
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Challenges for the child with the motivational gift of FACILITATION.
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Welcome to the exciting and frustrating world of facilitators! While each gift carries its own set of challenges, there are probably more challenges that accompany this gifted one than the others due to their independent and strong-willed personality. Facilitator children may appear lazy and want to avoid work or they are always getting others to do what they should be doing - like getting her sister to do the chores you assigned to your facilitator child. This is because they can delegate responsibility. They make the plans and get others to carry out the plans.
The willingness to endure negative reaction from others may appear as callousness; that they don’t care. Quite the contrary. They have a built-in guard to criticism that does not profit. This can make it difficult to receive constructive criticism that nurtures their growth.
Since facilitators are prone to deep concentration they may at times snap at other children for distracting them while they are engrossed in certain activities. Their attention to putting details before their friends can create hard feelings.
Does your child have a tough time admitting to making mistakes? These children are quick to blame-shifting when things go wrong. Your child’s goal is to accomplish a project quickly and efficiently. When successful, and they are honored for the success, they often do not share the glory with those that helped them.
Discouragement and frustration when goals are not met, or anger and mistreatment of those who disagree with their plans are a challenge for children with this gift. Facilitators can discern the various motivational gifts and who can perform certain tasks. Because of this they assume those they enlist in their tasks know what to do. This makes delegating easy, but they often don’t give proper instruction and support, rather they trust their helpers to just get the job done. Then mistakes occur.
Learn more about the motivational gift of FACILITATION in the "Parent's Guide to Understanding What Motivates Your Child"
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