ISTJ PARENTS

As parents, people with the ISTJ personality type are often the most comfortable. Their sense of responsibility
and honor blends well with a tradition that has been in place since time immemorial: to raise one's children to
be respected, contributing members of home and society. As with most commitments, ISTJs do not take their
roles as parents lightly, and will make it their work to ensure that this tradition is upheld to the highest
standard.
This doesn't always come easily for their children though, as ISTJs tend to be strict, with high standards and
expectations. ISTJ personalities establish stable, clearly structured environments for their children, always with
an eye on helping them to develop a sense of place in society, and to fulfill useful roles.

A clear sense of hierarchy is a part of developing this identity, and ISTJs work just as much to ensure
an appropriate respect for authority as they do with family and societal structure.

All this loyalty, devotion and structure are of little use though when ISTJs' children need the warmth of
emotional support. While ISTJs can be sensitive towards those they care about in their own way, it's hard for
younger children and especially adolescents to recognize this tough love for the love that it is. Often ISTJs need
to rely on a more sensitive partner to fill this role and mediate between rational purpose and the more ethereal
sense of emotional well-being.

Success Is Owed to Our Parents' Moral and Intellectual Teachings

People with the ISTJ personality type are strongly principled, valuing patience and hard work, qualities children
often struggle with. Nevertheless, ISTJs' children are expected to meet these standards and share these values,
for their own good. This approach often bears its fruit in the long run, but ISTJs must keep in mind that their
approach creates natural barriers and distance that often leave their children wondering if they're on the same
team.
Taken too far, or with mutual stubbornness, this may even set in as a permanent state in the relationship,
something both ISTJ parents and their children ultimately regret. It is best for ISTJs to embrace and hold to their
own values, but to also recognize that each person has their own goals, and to meet their children halfway in
attaining theirs. Combining their natural devotion and purpose with this flexibility in support of their children's
own vision leads to a sense of mutual respect and accomplishment that any ISTJ parent would be proud of.
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FahruRiansyahUniversitasPadjadjaran
MydadalsoanISTJ,andwhilewebotharethesamekind.Itreallyhardtorelatewithhim,butheisstill
themanIrespectandholdinhighregard.
LikeReplyMay19,20157:53am

JoanneHagbergFortLeBoeufHighSchool
it'ssome,
LikeReplyNov14,201411:47pm

PatriciaCash
Verytrue
LikeReplyJul27,20145:16pm

SherAlyYaknDouniversitesi
Egzactly!!!
LikeReplyMay12,201412:00am

MoseXafroJomoKenyattaUniversityofAgricultureandTechnologyJKUAT
true
LikeReplyApr1,20142:05pm
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