A highly sensitive child (HSC) has difficulty filtering out sensory input around them. This means, for example, that every noise, smell, touch, action and movement around them is noticed and deeply processed….
My quiet place is a strange one, because for many it’s not quiet at all. I mentioned in a recent post I went to my first Dutch eredivisie football match…
For a highly sensitive child down time is important, even more important than for a non-highly sensitive child. For those of you reading who are highly sensitive parents you will…
Bonnie Snyde is the writer of Angel Violet’s Magic Wings and Alissa Shouts the illustrator. Snyde wrote the book with highly sensitive children aged 4 to 8 in mind. The…
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…
Next time your child needs a little help emptying their bucket try cloud watching. Cloud watching is a fabulous calming technique for a highly sensitive child. For the ultimate calming…
I‘m constantly on the look out for great tools that help my sons relax. I welcome activities or resources with open arms that allow them time to calm their minds and bodies –…
We are constantly looking for ways to empty my highly sensitive child’s ‘bucket’. We discovered that finger knitting hits the spot. Taking Up Knitting For some reason I decided to try…
Journaling has so many benefits. Journaling is an easy, inexpensive way to empty your mind, process emotions and order your thoughts. Journaling Benefits The beauty of writing down emotions, writing…
A bucket and some bubbles – the perfect calming tools for children. Simple. Cheap. And a highly effective bucket emptier. Tip From Sensory Integration Therapist At one point we were…