How to Answer Your Children’s Tough Questions About Race as an HSP
“Mommy, why do you get so nervous when Daddy gets pulled over by the police?”
“Mommy, why do you get so nervous when Daddy gets pulled over by the police?”
Sensitive children can act out in big ways. What they’re trying to say is they don’t know what to do with their feelings.
Their feelings about food may have a lot to do with overstimulation.
Your sensitivities might get more extreme — or just *different.*
They get overstimulated easily and need downtime. But try explaining that to a six-year-old.
We need to encourage highly sensitive children to love their sensitivity from a young age. Here’s what they need to hear from the adults in their lives.
As a kid, I would never have been able to get on stage or own a room, but both of my highly sensitive children do exactly that. Here’s the secret.
I want you to know that I see you and that you are not alone. When your highly sensitive child is melting down after school, I know how you feel.
For the highly sensitive child, a raised voice and a stern tone hit home even harder. Here are eight reasons why gentle discipline is the most effective.
High sensitivity is a gift — if you can help your teen harness it.
Not only did I finally understand my son, but I also got to know myself better — and I started accepting myself for who I am as a highly sensitive person.
Like all parents, I want to give my children a head start. But as a highly sensitive parent, I want that head start to include self-acceptance.
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