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Different Children, Different Needs: Understanding the Unique Personality of Your Child

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Call no.
: 649.1/BOY
Author
: CHARLES F. BOYD
Contributor
: Siti Nurhafizah Binti Sajeli@Sejali
Summary
Charles Boyd’s book, built around the DISC temperament model, reminded me that every child has a unique personality and deserves to be understood on their own terms. In Malaysia, where comparisons among siblings, cousins, or classmates are so common, this message felt like a much-needed wake-up call. I realized how easily we label children as “lazy,” “naughty,” or “stubborn” without pausing to ask what truly motivates them. The book encouraged me to see that real love in parenting means adapting ourselves to our children’s needs, rather than expecting them to bend to ours — a small shift that could ease so much family stress.