How to Mindfully Raise a Highly Sensitive Child (Without Losing Yourself in the Process)
I used to feel powerless and emotionally flooded in my relationship with my highly sensitive child. Here’s what I did to overcome it.
I used to feel powerless and emotionally flooded in my relationship with my highly sensitive child. Here’s what I did to overcome it.
Being a highly sensitive parent to a highly sensitive child can strengthen your bond — it’s like a secret language you share.
1 in 3 kids are highly sensitive, and a birthday party is a recipe for a meltdown.
As a highly sensitive parent, trying to meet the needs of your baby is relatively easy. But attempting to meet the demands of others is another story.
Understanding and accepting your highly sensitive child allows you to focus on what matters rather than being distracted by what doesn’t.
It is critical to instill boundaries in your highly sensitive child so that they can transform from dependent child to independent adult.
Sensitive kids need the “mama bear” approach — just enough stimulation, but not too much.
When you’re parenting a highly sensitive child, the most important thing is to accept them for who they are, not who you expect them to be.
You can help sensitive kids thrive by encouraging them to use their HSP qualities as guiding forces — vs. roadblocks — to their success.
They need us to put what they feel into words that teachers will understand.
Highly sensitive people get overstimulated easily — and when you’re a pregnant HSP, this is magnified even more so.
It is important for boys to see their sensitivity in a positive light. Teach your son that high sensitivity is a blessing, not a burden.
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