“Shades of Character” by Michelle Watson is an essay showing the types of characteristics children have and how each child is different. Studies have showed that children all unique, still each child can be place in one of the three main groups. Watson uses professionals in the field of child psychology to inform the audience of the three-common trait a child has, and how each trait should be handed.
Watson first talks about how children can be catarazed depending on how strong their main trait is. Watson uses the research done by Dr. Peter L. Mangione to help her define the three main categories of “flexible, fearful, and feisty” (401), to help the audience understand the type of children Watson is going to talk about. Watson