BULLETIN NOTES – SEPTEMBER 3, 2000

Strength and Weaknesses of Only Children
Typical Traits	Strengths	Weaknesses
Confident, self-assured	Trust own opinion, not afraid to make decisions	May be self-centered from being treated by parents as “center of universe”; also fearful, ambivalent about trying new things
Perfectionist	Always do things right and leave no stone unturned to do a thorough job	Tend to criticize themselves and/or others too much; never satisfied; may procrastinate because they fear they cannot do a “good enough job”
Organized	Have everything under control; always on top of things; tend to be on time and on schedule	May worry too much about order, process and rules and not be flexible when it’s needed; may show real impatience with anyone who is “disorganized” or not as meticulous; can be upset by surprises
Driver	Ambitious, enterprising, energetic, willing to sacrifice to be a success	Put themselves or those they work with under too much stress and pressure
List Maker	Set goals and reach them; tend to get more done in a day than others, planning the day is a must	May become boxed in, too busy with the to-do list to see the big picture and what needs to be done right now
Logical	Know as straight thinkers; can be counted on not to be compulsive or to go off half-cocked	May believe they’re always right and fail to pay attention to the more intuitive opinions of others
Scholarly	Tend to voracious readers and accumulators of information and facts; good problem solvers who think things through	May spend too much time gathering facts when there are other things that need to be done; may be so serious they fail to see the humor in situations when humor is desperately needed.