The Enneagram of Parenting: The 9 Types of Children and How to Raise Them Successfully [Paperback]

Elizabeth Wagele (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 31, 1997

Elizabeth Wagele, coauthor of The Enneagram Made Easy and Are You My Type, Am I Yours?, offers the first practical guidebook for parents -- packed with her delightful cartoons -- on how the Enneagram can help to understand and work with children's personality traits and behavioral patterns more effectively and creatively. Using her expertise in making the Enneagram accessible through simple text and zany, informative cartoons, Wagele shows parents how to be flexible and compassionate, willing and eager to recognize the unique potential of every child and to respond to and nurture each child appropriately.

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About the Author

Elizabeth Wagele is a leading expert and one of the most popular writers on the Enneagram. Her published books include The Enneagram Made Easy; Are You My Type, Am I Yours?; and The Enneagram of Parenting. A graduate of UC Berkeley, Wagele blogs regularly about personalities and other subjects.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne; 1st edition (January 31, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062514555
• ISBN-13: 978-0062514554
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Moved to Berkeley at ten, majored in music at Cal , married Gus, had four children and taught piano lessons. Renee and I wrote The Enneagram Made Easy - I drew the cartoons in it and Are You My Type, Am I Yours? Then I wrote The Enneagram of Parenting, Finding the Birthday Cake, and The Happy Introvert. I like to play the piano. I've made up some Enneagram variations. Don't forget the "Beethoven Enneagram" CD I made playing parts of his sonatas. That was an interesting project. My latest was "The Career Within You" with Ingrid Stabb. Am working on a book about death and dying. I love my kids and grandkids. I'm always curious about something - a 5 in the Enneagram. INFP in the MBTI.

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise Yet Thorough and Thoroughly Engaging Reference Book, May 17, 2002

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This review is from: The Enneagram of Parenting: The 9 Types of Children and How to Raise Them Successfully (Paperback)

I am a psychiatrist, but all of us who are trying to be good parents tend to try to treat our children like we wish we had been treated: in my case I have a natural tendency to try to provide my children with as many stimulating opportunities as possible. But I am a 7 in the Enneagram system and my children are not! So it is a constant reminder for me that my little 9 daughter would rather cuddle than go to theme parks, while my little 8 daughter wants more and more action! Elizaeth has written a fabulous, concise, book reminding us of the interactions between parents of one type and children of another. A book that is both essential and ahead of its time.

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, September 10, 2002

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This review is from: The Enneagram of Parenting: The 9 Types of Children and How to Raise Them Successfully (Paperback)

This is a very simplistic rendition of the theory of the enneagram meant to be specifically for understanding children. If you're looking for simplicity you'll enjoy its brevity and the often humorous cartoon drawings of various "types" of kids and their responses to everyday situations throughout the book. If you have any knowledge of the enneagram already you're more likely to find it dull. There is very little detail, and the descriptions of types are rather perfunctory. There is no discussion of how a particular type of parent might interact with a particular type of child.

Each type gets its own chapter with a ten question quiz suggesting whether or now your child might be this type, followed by several pages of illustrative cartoons, and then a few pages discussing the "common problems" of each child. The "problems" display the author's view of child raising: no. 1 is "getting to school on time", 2 is "study habits" and 3 is "manners".

I would recommend getting a decent general book about the enneagram, and/or a decent parenting book instead.

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was an eye-opener to see kids from "their" point of view!, December 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Enneagram of Parenting: The 9 Types of Children and How to Raise Them Successfully (Paperback)

With great wit, humor and gentle humanness, Elizabeth invites us to explore the inner worlds of our children. If you have kids, know kids or teach kids, don't miss it! L.Forget