How to Make a Calm Down Kit to Help Your Highly Sensitive Child
Each of my sons had a calm down kit in their bedroom when they were younger, or a bucket box as we called it. Each calm down kit is full…
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When to Consider Therapy for Your Highly Sensitive Child and What to Expect
There have been a number of questions from parents about whether therapy can help a HSC. Michael Vallejo, a licensed clinical social worker with a private therapy practice, answers those…
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10 Ways to Make Halloween Enjoyable for Highly Sensitive Children
Halloween can be an exciting and fun holiday for many children, but for highly sensitive children, it can present some challenges. Highly sensitive children often have heightened emotional and sensory…
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7 Sure Fire Ways to Relax Highly Sensitive Children During Summer Break
Summer break means that highly sensitive children may require extra care and attention when it comes to relaxation. This is largely because their normal routines are disrupted. Here are 7…
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8 Ways to Connect to Your Child When Their Bucket is Full
A highly sensitive child (HSC) is quickly overwhelmed by every day environments. Their emotions are often strong and can take them and you by surprise. Once your child’s bucket is…
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Why Highly Sensitive Children Have Difficulty Making Decisions
Highly sensitive children have difficulty making decisions. Their capacity for deep thinking means they weigh up the pros and cons of every decision carefully. Deep Thinkers Highly sensitives are deep…
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There’s Nothing Wrong With Wanting Alone Time
Alone time and highly sensitive people go together like fish and chips (or peanut butter and jelly, if that’s how you roll). But getting the acceptance that alone time for a highly sensitive person is a necessity can be challenging. Making others understand that you are not being antisocial is sometimes more troublesome than it should be. But it’s worth persevering.
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Parenting a Highly Sensitive Child? Get One of These!
*For your convenience, this post includes affiliate links to products useful for the HSK community. They cost you nothing more to buy, but I get a small commission.* My crock-pot…
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How to Help a Highly Sensitive Child Back to School After Summer Break
Is your highly sensitive child (HSC) showing little enthusiasm for their return to school after the summer break?
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Why a Highly Sensitive Child Struggles with Summer Break & How to Help
Summer break is just around the corner. And for your highly sensitive child (HSC) summer break may have a surprisingly negative impact. The end of the school year is drawing…
