Children who are high in the temperament characteristic of surgency are often impulsive, approaching things they are excited about without pausing or thinking. Their joyful, exuberant behaviors can be rewarding for parents, but they can also be challenging to manage. Recent research speaks to both the nature (genetic) and nurture (parenting) aspects of surgency.

Temperament is a set of biologically- and genetically-based characteristics that include emotional reactions, as well as efforts to modulate or regulate emotions and behaviors. Temperament characteristics include individual differences in emotion reactions, such as fear, frustration, as well as smiling and laughter.........

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