Support Your Child Through the End of the School Year Overwhelm (Without Losing Your Mind in the Process)

Supporting Your Child Through End-of-Year Stress with Personality Dimensions®

As the school year winds down, the stress ramps up. Exams, field trips, concerts, plays, shifting routines, emotional goodbyes, and summer plans… it can feel like you are juggling ten emotions at once, and most of them aren’t even yours.
Understanding your Personality Dimensions® plaid can help you stay grounded and tune in to your child’s needs, even when they have a different preferred temperament than you and react differently than you expect

Authentic Blue Parents
You feel everything. You’re tuned in emotionally but may carry too much.
Tip: Take time to process your own feelings so you don’t absorb everyone else’s.
With kids: Respect their need for logic or space if they’re Green or Orange. Don’t over-talk feelings if they’re not ready or participating. Provide a clear structure with the information they need if they are Gold.

Inquiring Green Parents
You want to fix the problem. Fast.
Tip: Pause the problem-solving and listen first. Your presence is more powerful than your plan.
With kids: If they’re feeling-based (Blue), lead with empathy, not logic. If they’re Orange, be brief and flexible. If they’re Gold, find out what their needs are in that moment: structure, connection, or information.

Organised Gold Parents
You run the ship. Lists, plans, structure… until everything goes off script.
Tip: Let some things go. Build in structure and free time.
With kids: Respect their need for freedom (Orange), feeling (Blue), or independence (Green).

Resourceful Orange Parents
You bring the fun and keep things moving… maybe too fast.
Tip: Be willing to sit with the heavier moments. Stillness can be powerful.
With kids: Golds need more structure, Blues more space to feel, Greens more independence. It’s not about your needs this time, slow down and listen.

Quick Communication Tips for Different Personality Colours in Kids:

• Ask, don’t assume.

• Respect their way of coping, especially if it’s different from yours.

• Share your own stress with awareness (“I’m feeling overwhelmed, so I need a minute before I can help.”)

• Stretch your style. Meet them where they are, and speak in their preferred communication style.

You don’t need to be a perfect parent. Just a present one. And yes, that includes being present at the school concert, smiling politely next to your ex while your precious child is obstructed behind a music stand or someone taller, blocking your view. Parents deserve a medal for managing logistics, emotions, people, children, and partners, all while trying to remember if they packed the field trip lunch or left it on the kitchen counter.
Personality Dimensions® provides tools to help you understand yourself and your child, even during stressful times and change. By knowing your default patterns and theirs, you can foster stronger communication, trust, and resilience. This makes a significant impact on both you and your child, not just in school, but for life.