The Highly Sensitive Person
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As a parent of a highly sensitive child (HSC), I found The Highly Sensitive Child Helping Our Children Thrive When The World Overwhelms Them to be an invaluable resource. Dr. Elaine Aron, the author, has dedicated her work to understanding and addressing this trait in children, and her insights are truly enlightening.

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Dr. Aron explains that HSCs make up around 15-20% of the population, and they possess unique qualities such as deep reflection and sensitivity to subtle cues. While these traits can lead to smart, conscientious, and creative children, they can also result in shyness, fussiness, or acting out.

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The book offers a wealth of information on the challenges of raising an HSC, including strategies for successfully parenting them, helping them thrive in a not-so-sensitive world, and making school and friendships enjoyable. Chapters are tailored to specific age groups, from newborns to teens, making it a comprehensive guide for parents, teachers, and anyone involved in the life of an HSC.

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What resonated with me most was Dr. Aron’s emphasis on understanding and caring for HSCs properly. If you suspect your child may be highly sensitive, this book can help alleviate concerns about potential neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD or autism. Instead, it provides a path to helping them grow up to be happy, healthy, well-adjusted adults.

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I would highly recommend The Highly Sensitive Child to any parent, teacher, or caregiver of an HSC. It offers practical advice, reassurance, and a deeper understanding of these remarkable children.

  • A groundbreaking parenting guidebook addressing the trait of high sensitivity in children, from the psychologist and bestselling author of
  • The Highly Sensitive Person
  • whose books have sold more than 1 million copies
  • With the publication of
  • The Highly Sensitive Person
  • , pioneering psychotherapist Dr. Elaine Aron became the first person to identify the inborn trait of high sensitivity and to show how it affects the lives of those who possess it. In
  • The Highly Sensitive Child,
  • Dr. Aron shifts her focus tothe 15 to 20 percent of children who are born highly sensitivedeeply reflective, sensitive to the subtle, and easily overwhelmed. These qualities can make for smart, conscientious, creative children, but also may result in shyness, fussiness, or acting out. As Dr. Aron shows in
  • The Highly Sensitive Child
  • , if your child seems overly inhibited, particular, or you worry that they may havea neurodevelopmental disorder, such as ADHD or autism, they may simply be highly sensitive. And raised with proper understanding and care, highly sensitive children can grow up to be happy, healthy, well-adjusted adults.Rooted in Dr. Arons years of experience working with highly sensitive children and their families, as well as in her original research on child temperament,
  • The Highly Sensitive Child
  • explores the challenges of raising an HSC; the four keys to successfully parenting an HSC; how to help HSCs thrive in a not-so-sensitive world; and how to make school and friendships enjoyable. With chapters addressing the needs of specific age groups, from newborns to teens,
  • The Highly Sensitive Child
  • is the ultimate resource for parents, teachers, and the sensitive children in their lives.
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