6 Strategies for Dressing a Sensory Sensitive Child
Can you relate? I let out a deep breath as I stand looking into my four year old son’s closet. The weather is just beginning to get warm after a long, cold winter. Today is the first day that calls for shorts and short sleeves. I pick out a cute pair of plaid shorts...
A Gift Guide for the Highly Sensitive Mom
This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure page for more information. Parenting is a demanding job for any person, but it can be especially difficult for someone who is highly sensitive. A highly sensitive person (HSP) is very in tune with the...
Why Spending Time Outdoors in Nature is Essential for Highly Sensitive Children
Spending time outdoors has so many benefits for our mind, body and soul. Highly sensitive children don’t just enjoy spending time in nature, they need it! Getting outside and exploring their environment is, no pun intended, a breath of fresh air for HSCs!...
How to End Bedtime Battles with Your Sensitive Child
We love our kids, but if we are being honest, I think most of us would admit that we look forward to their bedtime after parenting all day! Unfortunately, our children don’t always feel the same way. If you are frustrated with the struggles that come with getting your...
7 Self-Care Ideas for Busy Moms
Me Time, What Me Time? “Don’t forget to take care of yourself!” You’ve probably heard this a hundred times when discussing parenthood with others. So much easier said than done, right? Parenting is not a simple task and it is incredibly easy to lose your sense of...
When family members don’t understand or accept the highly sensitive person
So you have discovered the term “highly sensitive” and it has been a game changer. You are finally able to understand the emotions and behavior that has been puzzling you for so long. You are excited to start moving in the right direction, but there is...
Celebrating Sensitivity: 10 Benefits of Being Highly Sensitive!
What’s so great about being sensitive? Let’s be honest, sensitivity rarely gets the praise it deserves. The label “sensitive” is often used in a negative way in our society. Have you or your child ever been told that you are “too sensitive?” High Sensitivity is a...
A Beginner’s Guide to High Sensitivity in Children
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or health professional and know others may have different opinions than my own. This beginner’s guide to high sensitivity in children was gathered from my own experiences. As a highly sensitive person, raising highly sensitive...
Gift Ideas for Highly Sensitive Children
This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure page for more information. When it comes to gifts for a highly sensitive child (HSC), some are better than others. I always try to find gifts that are fun, but also functional and calming. HSCs need to have quiet...
The Power of Play Dates for Anxious and Sensitive Kids
*This post may contain affiliate links. The Power of Play Dates Between having two highly sensitive children, one of which also has Selective Mutism, I have learned about the power of play dates for anxious and sensitive kids. One-on-one play dates are an AMAZING way...
The Ultimate Guide to Friendships and the Highly Sensitive Child
Does your child tend to hang with you on the playground/public place, instead of playing with other children? Do they have a hard time mixing with a group of their peers? Is home their favorite place to be? Have you ever yelled, “Just go play/hang out...
5 Myths about the Highly Sensitive Child
Raising a highly sensitive child has its joys and challenges. One of the most difficult parts for me as a parent, is trying to help my boys feel understood and respected in a world that doesn’t always understand or respect sensitive people, especially sensitive...
Bird, Balloon, Bear
Bird, Balloon, Bear: A Books that Build Review Bird, Balloon, Bear is a really sweet, simple picture book about friendship and the anxiety that comes with trying to make a new friend. The story begins with bird who is looking for a friend in his new environment. He...
The Book of Mistakes – Great books for the Highly Sensitive Child
The Book of Mistakes: A Books that Build Review Everyone makes mistakes. They are essential to helping us grow and learn; however it is so much easier to focus on the positive aspects of making mistakes in hindsight. Mistakes can be embarrassing, frustrating and...About Me
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