Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja

When you have a highly sensitive child, it can feel like you're constantly putting out fires.

The daily meltdowns, the refusal to get dressed for school, the extreme reactions to seemingly small things...

It's exhausting. And often, in the chaos, it's easy to overlook one surprising trigger - visual clutter.

You see, for sensitive children, excess visual stimuli can feel as overwhelming as a room full of people shouting.

Their brains process information deeply, noticing every detail in the environment.

So while a pile of unsorted mail on the kitchen counter may barely register for you, for your sensitive child, it can be a loud, constant distraction that frays their nerves.

This doesn't mean you need to become a die-hard minimalist overnight.

But it does mean that reducing visual clutter is one small change that can make a big impact in lowering your child's stress levels.

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Recently, I had a frustrating experience that really drove home for me the importance of integrity and human connection in both business and parenting.

I had purchased a text watch for my highly sensitive child from a well-known company.

When I reached out with a question via email, I quickly realized I was communicating with a human who was using AI to simplify their responses.

The AI responses were contradictory and even chastising in tone as I tried to get a straight answer.

I felt belittled and unheard, all while trying to advocate for my child's needs.

It took me back to a decision I made years ago, when a former mentor suggested I cut labor costs by replacing my master's level team with cheaper, less qualified staff.

Listen to today's episode to hear how this experience applies to teaching your HSC to not be people pleasers. 

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Ever wonder if you’re a Highly Sensitive Person?

After coaching thousands of parents, many of whom discover they are Highly Sensitive after joining our signature parent coaching program, I dive deep on this topic on this week’s podcast.

This is one you do not want to miss!

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Imagine this... It's the day after the fall festivities.

Your sensitive child's treat bag is overflowing with candy. They've already had several meltdowns begging for "just one more piece".

You've said no multiple times, but the badgering won't stop.

You're at your wits end, ready to just lock up the candy stash and be done with it.

But you wonder, is that really the best approach?

Will restrictions just make candy even more enticing and lead to sneaking treats later?

I get it.

Food battles with a highly sensitive child can feel like an impossible situation.

Traditional approaches like the "one treat a day" rule or hiding the candy often backfire into more obsession, not less. So what's a weary parent to do?

Listen to this episode for 3 principles to keep in mind.

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If you're parenting a highly sensitive child (HSC) who seems stuck in a cycle, you're in the right place!

And while it may feel like you've tried everything to help them regulate, there are 3 key things you need to pay attention to in order to parent your sensitive kiddo creatively and effectively.

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Imagine your child struggling to walk, falling down constantly at home, but miraculously having perfect coordination in public.

You wouldn't assume they were just stumbling for attention, right?

You'd know they genuinely needed help building that physical skill.

Well, the same is true for emotional skills like regulation and distress tolerance.

Meltdown behaviors at home (hitting, kicking, screaming, refusal, shutting down) are a sign of lagging abilities, not a manipulative bid for attention.

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I want to share a powerful story about one of our clients, a mom of two boys one of which was struggling with 2-3 meltdowns per day.

She confided in us that she had been suffering in silence for months, too embarrassed to reach out for help because the meltdowns only happened at home.

She thought since her kids held it together in public, it meant they were doing better than if they melted down in front of others.

But here's the truth: Meltdowns are meltdowns, regardless of where they happen. And parental isolation due to shame is a hidden symptom of the meltdown cycle.

Listen to learn more.

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Are you unknowingly making THIS critical mistake in your parenting that could be destroying your marriage?

Many well-meaning parents who practice attachment-focused parenting fall into the trap of coddling their sensitive child.

They save their child from ever experiencing negative emotions.

They always put their child's needs above their own and their spouse's.

They avoid setting any limits, for fear of upsetting their sensitive child.

The result? A co-dependent relationship forms between parent and child...

And the marriage starts to crumble under the strain.

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As a parent of a sensitive child, you know the heartache of watching them meltdown over seemingly small bits of constructive feedback.

It's painful to see your kid react so strongly, and not know how to help them calmly receive guidance to grow.

Here's what most parenting experts won't tell you:

Your own ability to take feedback is directly tied to your sensitive child's ability to do the same.

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A little tooth sensitivity is easy to brush off. "It's not a big deal," you think.

But beneath the surface, decay is silently eating away at the root.

By the time you're wincing in pain with every bite, that little cavity is now a big, expensive root canal.

Can you imagine parenting like that? Of course you would never neglect your kid’s tooth pain.

Quick question– why are you ignoring your own exhaustion as a parent, treating it like a neglected toothache?

What does this have to do with teaching your child to take responsibility for their actions?

Your sensitive child's daily meltdowns are just like emotional cavities, eroding their resilience at the root.

Fill them now before you're facing an emotional extraction that didn't have to happen.

Listen to learn more.

If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here:https://learn.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/webinarregistration

If your teen is struggling to engage with your family, shutting down and struggling with a perfectionism spiral, watch our free training here:https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/tfbg/5-steps-registration-teen

If you're ready to book a call with our team, use this link: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/pod/book-your-call-now

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