10 Things a Highly Sensitive Child Needs to be Happy
A highly sensitive child feels things deeply, tends to notice more in their environment, is easily overstimulated and often reflects on things intently before acting. If you are parenting a highly sensitive child, you have probably realized that these qualities...
10 Intentions to Set as a Parent of a Highly Sensitive Child
Setting intentions I have been hearing a lot about setting intentions lately instead of resolutions and I absolutely love this idea! Resolutions put our focus more on specific goals and outcomes, leaving us feeling guilty or bad about ourselves when we don’t...
Tantrum or Sensory Meltdown?
What is the difference between a tantrum and a sensory meltdown? How can you differentiate between the two when a child’s reaction often looks the same in either instance? In this article, I will be defining the two terms and describing the causes of each, so that...
Why Spending Time Outdoors in Nature is Essential for Highly Sensitive Children
Spending time outdoors has so many benefits for our mind, body and soul. Highly sensitive children don’t just enjoy spending time in nature, they need it! Getting outside and exploring their environment is, no pun intended, a breath of fresh air for HSCs!...
How to End Bedtime Battles with Your Sensitive Child
We love our kids, but if we are being honest, I think most of us would admit that we look forward to their bedtime after parenting all day! Unfortunately, our children don’t always feel the same way. If you are frustrated with the struggles that come with getting your...
Celebrating Sensitivity: 10 Benefits of Being Highly Sensitive!
What’s so great about being sensitive? Let’s be honest, sensitivity rarely gets the praise it deserves. The label “sensitive” is often used in a negative way in our society. Have you or your child ever been told that you are “too sensitive?” High Sensitivity is a...
A Beginner’s Guide to High Sensitivity in Children
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or health professional and know others may have different opinions than my own. This beginner’s guide to high sensitivity in children was gathered from my own experiences. As a highly sensitive person, raising highly sensitive...
The Power of Play Dates for Anxious and Sensitive Kids
*This post may contain affiliate links. The Power of Play Dates Between having two highly sensitive children, one of which also has Selective Mutism, I have learned about the power of play dates for anxious and sensitive kids. One-on-one play dates are an AMAZING way...
5 Myths about the Highly Sensitive Child
Raising a highly sensitive child has its joys and challenges. One of the most difficult parts for me as a parent, is trying to help my boys feel understood and respected in a world that doesn’t always understand or respect sensitive people, especially sensitive...
Thank you! #1 New Release!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped in any way to spread the word about my new journal My Book of Brave: A Journal for Taking Control of Scary Feelings & Fears during yesterday’s launch! The journal ended up as the #1 best seller in the category of...About Me
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