The Infant Toddler Temperament Tool (IT³) was developed for the Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation, an Innovation and Support Project funded by the Office of Head Start.

IT³ includes a short online survey that allows parents and caregivers of infants and toddlers to recognize and explore their own temperament traits (i.e., characteristics or level of intensity), and those of the children in their care. The survey generates results which support parents and caregivers in understanding their temperament and how it may be a match or mismatch for a particular child. IT³ also offers simple best practice tips adults can use to foster the unique temperament of each child.

About Temperament

• Introduction to Temperament
• Temperament Traits Chart

Resources for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants

• More about this Tool
• Getting Started with this Resource
• Temperament Case Study

Take the Infant Toddler Temperament Tool (IT³) Interactive Quiz

• For Infants (birth to 18 months)
• For Toddlers (18 to 36 months)

Download the Infant Toddler Temperament Tool (IT³)

• For Infants (birth to 18 months) 
• For Toddlers (18 to 36 months) 

Last Updated: May 15, 2018