Encourage a Child to Explore the World to Reduce Overwhelm
Highly sensitive children are not only very aware of their environment, but also often overwhelmed by it. This guest post features an activity that is a fun way to help…
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Highly Sensitive Person Diagnosis: How and Why it Matters
“Did you get a highly sensitive person diagnosis by a professional or did you self-diagnose?” is a common question in forums for highly sensitive people (HSP), or parents of highly…
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How to Help A Teacher Help Your Highly Sensitive Child
Have you ever spent any significant time in your child’s classroom? Are you able to put yourself in your child’s teacher’s shoes for even a few minutes? It’s a tough…
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7 Reasons Your Highly Sensitive Child Struggles with Sports Lessons
It’s common that a highly sensitive child struggles with sport. But with some careful consideration and planning you can help your highly sensitive child cope better with swimming lessons or…
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5 Ways to Help You Help Your Highly Sensitive Child
When you are parenting a highly sensitive child (HSC) you may need to do things a little differently. You need to find the right tools to help a highly sensitive child….
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How to Help a Child With Their Fear of Failure
Highly sensitive children (HSCs) are often perfectionists. This commonly goes hand in hand with a fear of failure. During school parent’s evenings over the years I have heard the words…
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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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My Child is Highly Sensitive – Now What?
So you have recently discovered that your child is highly sensitive, or may well be. Now what? You may be wondering if you need to find professional help for your…
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Nobody Else Decides What Makes a Good Mother
What makes a mother a good mother? Are you fed up of judgement and well meant advice? As mothers we all travel different paths. We all make different decisions. We…
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Why That Light Bulb Moment is Important For Your Highly Sensitive Child
My ‘aha’ moment, my light bulb moment, came when my eldest son was around the age of three. It changed EVERYTHING. How I Discovered Highly Sensitive Is Even a Thing…
