Being self-aware ultimately makes us better parents. No matter the phase you’re in with your kids, you likely feel like you need all the help you can get in your parenting. One of our favorite ways to understand ourselves is using the Enneagram. 

The Enneagram is a personality typology that focuses on motivations. While most personality assessments group people based on how they act, the Enneagram—made up of nine types—groups people based on the why behind their actions. Knowing and naming motivations is a powerful skill, and since this is what the Enneagram does best, it can be a beneficial tool in understanding ourselves and others. 

Each of the nine types has a unique way of interacting with the world and parenting.

Checking our motivations before we react is where growth toward being a better parent begins. For more information on how the Enneagram impacts your parenting, check out the full article.

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