Fonseca encourages families to embrace digital technology. She ob- serves, “Most introverts are extroverts online. While face-to-face communi- cation tends to drain them, that doesn’t happen as much online, plus it’s easier to feel more adept socially there.” They’ll still need to disconnect and renew after socializing online, so it’s important to set usage boundaries. Fonseca, who has one introverted and one extroverted child, facilitates dialogue that teaches each of them to communicate with their peers about their needs. “My introvert tells her ex- trovert friends not to take offense if she needs to take quiet time alone. They offer each other a perspective that makes their own point of view more well-rounded.”


From a neuropsychological per- spective, introverts and extroverts can learn from each other, as well. Accord- ing to Fonseca, extroverts that habitu- ally activate their sympathetic nervous system (“fight-or-flight”) can experience burnout if they don’t learn how to slow down and be calm. However, intro- verts, relying mostly on their parasym- pathetic system (“rest and digest”), can be overly calm and slow to respond to situations.


Fonseca notes, “It’s not about one temperament being more positive than the other; it’s about understanding who everyone is, their authentic self and finding balance.”


Meredith Montgomery is the publisher of Natural Awakenings Mobile/Baldwin, AL (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).


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