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INTJ Children
Lack of Role Models
Odds are low that an INTJ child will have a parent who shares their type preferences. This is
unfortunate, because it deprives them of a role model for their behavior. It also means that many
parents really don't understand how to raise their INTJ. It's sort of like a dog trying to raise a litter
of puppies and a single misplaced kitten. "There's something different about this one." Most
parents will figure it out eventually, though they may end up with a stack of child psychology books
on the shelf.
Infanthood
Even as babies, INTJs are a bit unique. They are less likely to cry for one thing, and they are
generally less emotional and clingy in comparison to other infants. INTJ babies do not like being
overly handled, particularly by strangers. 224 (In fact, parents who hold and coo over INTJ babies to
try to get them to stop crying may not realize that an overabundance of touch and chatter is what
was causing them to cry in the first place.) INTJs may learn to speak early, though some will also
choose not to speak until they've completely figured speech out, at which point they will talk in
sentences, skipping baby talk altogether.
Reading
Like adults, young INTJs tend to collect books, especially those with information on animals,
dinosaurs, natural science, etc. Understandably, the library features centrally in the minds of most
INTJ children; they check out huge amounts of books and will max out their cards. INTJs always
have the word "why" perched on the tip of their tongue.
INTJs will happily stay up past bedtime, reading with a flashlight under their blanket. As an INTP
child I assumed that once I grew up I could learn everything and read all the books in the world;
INTJ children have the same hunger for books and knowledge. INTJ children love to be read to and
224 Tieger & Barron-Tieger, 1997