Highly Sensitive Children

 

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Positive Discomfort Part 2: Working with schools to help kids get through tasks and transitions
Positive Discomfort Part 2: Working with schools to help kids get through tasks and transitions
Positive Discomfort: The stress of learning something new or facing a challenge is helpful, not harmful
Positive Discomfort: The stress of learning something new or facing a challenge is helpful, not harmful
When Your Child Has A Pessimistic Outlook
When Your Child Has A Pessimistic Outlook
How The Obsession With Validating Feelings Is Failing Our Children (and resulting in less, not more, emotional regulation)
How The Obsession With Validating Feelings Is Failing Our Children (and resulting in less, not more, emotional regulation)
When Less Is So Much More In Supporting Your Big Reactor
When Less Is So Much More In Supporting Your Big Reactor
The Trouble With Transitions: Why They Are So Hard For Some Kids And How To Help
The Trouble With Transitions: Why They Are So Hard For Some Kids And How To Help
I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT!!!! When Your Child Resists Discussions about Difficult Incidents
I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT!!!! When Your Child Resists Discussions about Difficult Incidents
Demand Avoidance: When Kids Vehemently And Consistently Resist Directions
Demand Avoidance: When Kids Vehemently And Consistently Resist Directions
"This Is the WORST DAY EVER!"
"This Is the WORST DAY EVER!"
When Kids Act Like Dictators
When Kids Act Like Dictators
How To Support Vs. Enable Your Highly Sensitive Child
How To Support Vs. Enable Your Highly Sensitive Child
You Are Not A Helicopter Parent. You Are Your Child's Emotional Support Parent
You Are Not A Helicopter Parent. You Are Your Child's Emotional Support Parent
How To Help Kids Navigate Social Challenges
How To Help Kids Navigate Social Challenges
How To Help Avoidant Kids Take on Challenges And Work Through Fears
How To Help Avoidant Kids Take on Challenges And Work Through Fears
How To Teach Lessons to Kids Who Can't Tolerate Being Corrected
How To Teach Lessons to Kids Who Can't Tolerate Being Corrected
How To Be A "Gentle" Parent When You Have A Big Reactor
How To Be A "Gentle" Parent When You Have A Big Reactor
“It’s All Your Fault!” Why Your Child Blames You For Everything (and how to help kids learn to take responsibility for their mistakes)
“It’s All Your Fault!” Why Your Child Blames You For Everything (and how to help kids learn to take responsibility for their mistakes)
Stop Working So Hard To Calm Your Kids!
Stop Working So Hard To Calm Your Kids!
5 Ways to Help a Hesitant Child Try New Things
5 Ways to Help a Hesitant Child Try New Things
Negative Self-Talk: Why it happens and what you can do
Negative Self-Talk: Why it happens and what you can do
10 Traits of Highly Sensitive Children
10 Traits of Highly Sensitive Children
Why NOT to Force Your Child to Make Eye Contact
Why NOT to Force Your Child to Make Eye Contact
4 Key Insights and Strategies for Responding to Big Reactors
4 Key Insights and Strategies for Responding to Big Reactors
When Going Home for the Holidays Is More Stressful Than Joyful
When Going Home for the Holidays Is More Stressful Than Joyful
Feelings Are Not The Problem: How to help children learn to manage ALL their emotions
Feelings Are Not The Problem: How to help children learn to manage ALL their emotions
When Kids Act Mean: Why some kids have trouble being kind and what you can do
When Kids Act Mean: Why some kids have trouble being kind and what you can do
Understanding and Supporting Highly Sensitive Children (HSC)
Understanding and Supporting Highly Sensitive Children (HSC)
Highly Sensitive Children: Is there a sensory piece of the puzzle?
Highly Sensitive Children: Is there a sensory piece of the puzzle?
Sore Losers: How to help them cope with competition
Sore Losers: How to help them cope with competition