Growing up with unsupportive or non-sensitive parents can be highly challenging for sensitive boys and girls. Rarely does a highly sensitive person escape childhood without incurring a few emotional wounds. Many of us had parents who didn’t understand our highly sensitive nature and didn’t have the skills or insights to parent us... Read More
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8 Clues You Were a Highly Sensitive Child
If you were to look back on yourself as a child as though you were a detective, what would you notice? Would you have seen the way you felt misunderstood? Would you have sensed the hole deep inside where you wished you were understood? Many of us did not have the language to describe or the education around the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) trait to notice our sensitivity.... Read More
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Get as a Highly Sensitive Child
Looking back at your childhood without knowing you were a Highly Sensitive Child (HSC), you probably didn't get exactly what you needed from your parents, your teachers, or your friends. Dr. Elaine Aron's book, The Highly Sensitive Child, released in 2002, nearly 20 years ago, and is the defacto manual for better understanding the segment of kids.... Read More
Top 9 HSP Podcasts About Being a Highly Sensitive Person
Listening to podcasts can be a great way to consume helpful and illuminating information about the Highly Sensitive Person trait. As with any topic, there are many experts producing wonderful HSP podcasts to shed light on this important topic and area of personality research. As we researched, we found that there were nine excellent HSP podcasts that offer different perspectives from different coaches. ... Read More
Parenting HSP Kids with Intuition and Love
As is often said, parenting is perhaps the most competitive sport. I found this out the hard way with my first baby, who seemed to come into this world with higher needs than my friend’s babies. I joined the usual mom support groups: La Leche League, 'mommy and me' classes, and a new moms group at church. As I looked around, other babies seemed happy and peaceful; mine was irritable, fussy, and not at all pleased to be in the world.... Read More
9 Best Sleep Practices for the Highly Sensitive Teen
Highly Sensitive Teenagers often have difficulty getting a good night’s sleep. Between all of the physical changes, brain growth, academic challenges, and social-emotional pressures of adolescence, these special kids are dealing with a lot on top of being highly sensitive. In this article, we'll look at best sleep practices for the highly sensitive teen.... Read More