Better Parenting with the Enneagram: Nine Types of Children and Nine Types of Parents

The Enneagram is a powerful tool for understanding and improving parent-child relationships. This guide explores the 9 Enneagram parenting types and the 9 Enneagram child types, offering insights into each type's strengths and challenges. It also provides information on all 81 parent-child type combinations and suggests how to navigate them for harmonious relationships. By recognizing our own and our children's triggers and being present as parents, we can give our children the gift of feeling safe, heard, and understood.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 12 May 2022
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company

A comprehensive guide to leveraging the Enneagram for harmonious parent-child relationships:

• Delves into each of the 9 Enneagram types as parents, highlighting how to harness your inherent strengths to become an exceptional parent.
• Uncovers the unique characteristics of each of the 9 Enneagram types as children and teens, encompassing their positive traits, challenges, triggers, and fears.
• Analyzes each of the 81 parent-child type combinations, exploring how they thrive under optimal conditions and the dynamics that arise under pressure.

In this invaluable guide, certified Enneagram practitioner and experienced parent Ann Gadd delves deep into the realm of Enneagram parenting. She examines each of the 9 Enneagram parenting types in detail, providing insights into what each type desires from their child, strategies for parenting from the highest aspects of your type, and how to leverage your types inherent skills to enhance your parenting abilities.

Gadd also explores each of the 9 Enneagram types as children, preteens, and teens, shedding light on their positive attributes, areas of growth, fears, and motivations. She offers practical suggestions for building strong relationships and effective communication with your child based on their unique personality traits.

Furthermore, Gadd examines each of the 81 parent-child type combinations, offering valuable insights into how each combination functions at its best and the challenges that may arise. She highlights the importance of recognizing both your child's triggers and your own, and provides strategies for navigating these dynamics to strengthen your overall parent-child relationship.

By incorporating the principles of the Enneagram into your parenting approach, you can foster a harmonious and supportive environment that helps your child thrive emotionally and reach their full potential. This guide provides you with the tools and knowledge to navigate the complexities of parent-child relationships and create a nurturing and loving home.

Weight: 420g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781644114223