Why and How Highly Sensitive People Avoid Crowds
For as long as I can remember I have preferred to avoid crowds. Until I realised I am a highly sensitive person I never really knew why, or even thought…
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Don’t Forget to Put Yourself in the Spotlight
After the busy days of Christmas, the new year and the restarting of school, perhaps now is the time to try and put yourself in the spotlight. In other words,…
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What Should We Tell Our Children about the Paris Attacks?
Bombs around a football stadium. Men shooting people. Eighty people dead in a theater. “I felt tears in my eyes, mama. Other children were crying. I felt stressed.” That’s the…
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Challenges of Parenting and Getting It Right The First Time
Hands up those of you who really knew about the challenges of parenting. Who really knew about the challenges of parenting?Who knew parenthood meant being the expert on so many…
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Do Highly Sensitive Parents Have More Reliable Parenting Instincts?
Do highly sensitive parents have more reliable parenting instincts than other parents? don’t have the answer to that question, but it is something I pondered whilst writing a debate article…
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20 Ways to Survive Parenting As a Highly Sensitive Person
Highly sensitive parents need down time. It’s not a luxury. It’s an essential, in the same way you need lunch and plenty to drink during the day. If you want…
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8 Lessons Learnt Parenting a Highly Sensitive Child
More importantly I started accepting me for who I am instead of thinking I need to change to fit in with things that have never felt comfortable to me – a society geared towards extroverts. It’s an important lesson to carry with me. Here are eight more things I have learnt from my incredible little HSC.
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The Balancing Act of Parenting Multiple Highly Sensitive Children
I recently wrote a guest post for the fabulous resource Family Feelings about parenting multiple highly sensitive children. Every family is a balancing act. Trying to meet each child’s needs, as well as…
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Parenting a Highly Sensitive Child: The Art of Acceptance & Closing Our Ears
If you are parenting a highly sensitive child you will learn what is best for your child as you go along. You’ll find yourself adapting your parenting style along the…
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Important Lessons from a Highly Sensitive Mother: Empty Your Own Bucket
Being a highly sensitive mother can ask a lot of you, particularly when you don’t yet know you are a highly sensitive mother! When my first son was born he…
