Children's personalities & You Choose

[minimalisthoarder]

Reading the Book Club topic on Nick Sharratt's 'You Choose', I was fascinated by the comments about how everyone's children responded to it.

I'm sure someone's child reacted the same way as my DD does - same choices every time - and I'll find them when I've read the whole thread. There were lots of children who like to choose different options each time, which was very new to me.

So, I got to wondering - is there a link between choosing new/same options in You Choose and personality traits? My DD is a nervous nellie quite wary of new situations and food and would happily have the same routine every day. Are there any others like her, and how do they approach You Choose each time? What about life's little explorers, the children who are very happy to try anything and everything? Do they pick the same or different at each visit to You Choose?

Not trying to stereotype our DCs at all, just curious if there's a pattern. And if anyone has any confidence-building tips so I don't have to run all the sports day races with DD next year to help her take on the world?

My dd1 would pick different things (or multiple things!) every time. She is definitely one of life's little explorers! Dd2 always picked the same thing every time. She's definitely not a wary child, quite the opposite in fact! She's extremely decisive and has, what I like to call, 'good management skills'

I hate that book so much.

Same choices = decisive - I like it! My DD also definitely knows how she wants things

Why don't you like it nerfmother? I use it with the kids I childmind, I find it a really good ice breaker with the quiet ones and gives you a good idea of their interests.

Because it takes hours and hours at bedtime. Endless 'and this is the hat for my friend and this is the hat for my dad and this is ...'

DD chooses something different each time,she is fairly outgoing but also very indecisive about everything,she's never had a favourite toy or a best friend,there's almost nothing I can say for certain she loves.
She also has problems controlling her temper and is quite....ummm....wild.
But she's always been happy to try new things/foods etc.

DS chooses the same thing each time,he's a little shyer but very decisive,there are certain toys books and programmes he will watch over and over again. He has firm favourites. And they are obvious to everyone!
He also is very content within himself and a generally cheery child.
He is very wary of new food,and would rather have 6 of the same toy than an unknown one.

My dd seems to "match" everything to her life. She's a worrier and hates doing anything new, alone or different.

She'll always choose everything as close to what she knows as possible so rather than travel in an aeroplane like she expresses a desire to do she'll travel by bike "cos i can ride a bike now".

I agree with Nerf that it is not a good book for bedtime...

Ah yes it can take a while to get to the end of it!

Dd2 likes to tell me where everyone will live and which window will be my bedroom window when I come to visit her and what supplies I'll need to bring with me for the journey from my snow house to her palace... I wouldn't read it at bedtime!

DD pretends to be a different fictional character (ie. Peppa Pig, Spiderman, Barbie) each time she reads it and picks choices based on what she thinks that person would choose.

VelmaDaceDinkley I love the idea of trying it out as a different character!

Viz the thread on strange rules your parents had... we're inventing a few to torture our child with... All bedtime stories have to have a plot - i.e. a defined end! You Choose is great for waiting rooms/restaurants though, when the time probably seems much longer to a child; lasts a while, and it's not a problem to put it down without finishing once your name is called/food arrives etc.