The concept that each of us is born with a specific set of preferences is central to Carl Jung’s theory of psychological type. While these preferences are innate it is during the elementary school years that a child first begins to cultivate these preferences and develop his / her own unique style of taking in and processing information. Knowledge of a child’s unique personality type provides an understanding of how the child: Absorbs information /  Prioritizes information / and Makes decisions about information. Type recognition during a child’s developmental years provides an enormous benefit to the child. When a child is afforded an environment, which provides the freedom to develop his / her natural preferences, he or she develops a much higher levels of self-esteem and self-confidence. In addition to which an overall understanding of the child’s personality preferences facilitates an improved relationship between the child and the parents.While The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has long been the most valid and reliable instrument for measuring personality preferences in adults, it has not proven suitable for children. The Murphy-Meisgeier Type Indicator for children was developed to fill this need. Like the MBTI , the Murphy-Meisgeier Type Indicator for Children (MMTIC) is a self-report assessment of psychological type. With the help of The Murphy-Meisgeier Type Indicator it is possible to identify the personality types of children grades 2 through high school.