What To Do After the Results: A Parent’s Guide to Using Psychometric Feedback

So, you’ve just completed a Unify assessment for your child — maybe it’s their learning style, or maybe it’s their DISC personality profile. Either way, you now have something powerful in your hands: insight.

But if you’re wondering, “Now what?”, you’re not alone.

Psychometric results aren’t the end goal — they’re just the beginning. What matters most is how you use them to understand your child better, connect more deeply, and parent in a way that actually works for who they are.

Here’s how to get the most out of the results — step by step.

Step 1: Actually Read It — With Curiosity, Not Criticism

Whether your child’s results say they’re a Kinaesthetic learner, or a Cautious DISC type, try not to see it as a label. Instead, see it as a lens — one that helps you notice patterns, behaviours, and preferences you may have been missing.

These insights are there to explain, not to define. The aim is never to box your child in — it’s to open up more effective ways of engaging with them.

Step 2: Reflect on What Rings True

You’ll likely read something and immediately think, “That’s so them.” That’s your cue to lean in.
Start by asking yourself:

• When have I seen this behaviour before?
• What situations trigger this style or preference?
• Have I unknowingly been working against this without realising?

Psychometric feedback often validates what you’ve sensed — it gives you language to describe it and strategies to respond to it.

Step 3: Look at Your Style, Too

At Unify, we encourage parents to take their own DISC assessment as well. Why? Because how you operate directly impacts how you respond to your child’s style.

You might be a fast-paced parent with a goal-oriented approach — but your child might be slow to warm up and needs time to feel secure. That’s not wrong… it’s just different.

Understanding the dynamic between your style and theirs helps reduce friction, arguments, and repeat misunderstandings. It’s not about changing who you are — it’s about adjusting how you connect.

Step 4: Make One Small Change

You don’t need to overhaul your parenting. The biggest impact often comes from one simple shift, like:

• Giving your visual learner more diagrams and mind maps
• Letting your cautious child process decisions before rushing them
• Adding more group discussion time for your auditory teen
• Replacing repetition with independence for your dominant child

Small tweaks like these can dramatically change how your child responds to learning, structure, feedback — and even affection.

Step 5: Share with the Right People

Psychometric results are also incredibly helpful to share with:

• Teachers or tutors (to personalise classroom learning)
• Other caregivers or family members (to create consistency)
• Coaches or extracurricular leaders (to support their development)

This builds a circle of understanding around your child — so they feel seen and supported across different areas of life.

Step 6: Revisit and Evolve

Children change — especially during big life transitions like starting school, changing environments, or hitting their teen years.

We recommend retaking the Unify assessment three times a year to keep the insight current. This helps you stay in tune with where they’re growing and what they need next.

Final Thought

The real power of psychometric tools isn’t in the report — it’s in how they shift the way you think.
You stop reacting to behaviour and start responding to who your child actually is.
You notice more. You fight less. You connect deeper.

And that’s where the magic happens.

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