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…
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Help a Highly Sensitive Child Start School, One Little Step at a Time
Starting school is a huge step for every child. It’s an even bigger step for a highly sensitive child. A new school is a new environment to come to terms…
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Make a Happy List and Grow It!
This month is Happiness Happens month. It’s a great time to think about what makes you happy. It’s a great month to make a happy list to carry with you…
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Highly Sensitives Hate Change. Right?
Highly sensitive children and change are not necessarily known to to go hand in hand. Highly sensitive people, in general, like structure and find comfort in the familiar. They operate…
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7 New Year’s (or anytime) Resolutions for Parents of Highly Sensitive Children
It’s that time of year again folks – resolutions time! So whilst you are busy anyway here are seven ideas for New Year’s resolutions for parents of highly sensitive children….
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Not Happy Labelling Your Child? Think Instruction Manual Instead
Labelling a child feels uncomfortable. It feels like we are saddling our children with a label that may be hard to get rid of in the future. There is another…
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Why Classroom Seating is Important for A Highly Sensitive Child
The start of a new school year generally means new classroom seating and for a highly sensitive child (and their parents!) it can be an additional source of stress. For most…
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Dealing with New Places When You’re Highly Sensitive
Dealing with new places when you are highly sensitive brings with it a disproportionate level of stress. The same applies to going to new places. The truth is, we like…
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Highly Sensitive People in the Workplace
Highly sensitive people in the workplace often experience a certain level of stress. They are prone to burnout, with the work environment being a cause. So it’s important to get…
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How to Get the Best Out of Your Vacation with a Highly Sensitive Child
The summer holidays are beckoning and for many of us that means packing up our suitcases and heading off for a well deserved getaway. If you are planning to travel…
