Dutch Education English Style: An Interview for the LiHSK

I was delighted when Henk-Jan van der Veen from the LiHSK approached me for an interview. The LiHSK is the Landelijk informatiepunt Hoog Sensitieve Kinderen, which is the Dutch National Information Point Highly Sensitive Children.

Dear Teacher

Henk-Jan wanted to talk to me after reading a blog post I wrote called Dear Teacher, Sometimes You Need to Believe Without Seeing. I wrote the post as a call to teachers to understand that what they see in the classroom is not always the full picture.

Interview

I readily agreed to an interview and we talked about my experience and struggles in the Dutch education system so far with a highly sensitive son.

We also talked about the differences between Britain and the Netherlands.

I was delighted to see this week the results of this interview. A copy of HSK XL landed on my doormat! I am proud of the interview write up. The LiHSK has done an amazing job the of translating my original blog post.

Gym Lessons

On top of that there is an article about in the magazine about gym lessons and the highly sensitive child. A light bulb went on. And I suddenly understood my four year old’s reluctance to go to school on days he had gym class.

Don’t you just love it when that ‘aha’ moment strikes?

Help Spread the Word About Highly Sensitive Children!

It took me a while to make the leap and create this blog. Happy Sensitive Kids concentrates solely on highly sensitive matters. Formerly, I was squeezing posts in that didn’t really fit on my blog about living in the Netherlands as a Brit. And I’m glad I made that move.

Highly sensitive children is a topic that is close to my heart. It’s a topic I’m passionate about. And it is a topic I am determined to spread the word about. And wonderful articles like this one certainly spur me on!

If you speak Dutch you can get a copy of the HSK XL magazine here.

The LiHSk has a wealth of resources!