Quiz: Is your child "spirited"?
"Spiritedness" in children is a way of describing character traits that may challenge their parents and require that parents learn often out-of-the box ideas for guiding their children.
Parents: Don't be surprised if you recognize your own or your partner's spiritedness in your children! Those character traits are rooted in their inborn temperament, meaning that there's DNA involved. That said, environmental factors (including nurturing and parenting approach) influence how these spirited character traits are expressed through behavior.