The Best Way to Support Highly Sensitive Kids in School
Sensitive kids need the “mama bear” approach — just enough stimulation, but not too much.
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.
Highly sensitive people get overstimulated easily — and when you’re a pregnant HSP, this is magnified even more so.
“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.
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