Parenting a sensitive child could be difficult. Especially when they come from sensitive parents who are thoughtful and want to acknowledge their emotions while, at the same time, establishing the appropriate boundaries. 

Many of us, as healers, whether physicians or coaches, want to help our clients heal in a wholesome way. 

This also applies to our children. 

We may fumble with finding how to help our children when they struggle with the same problems we had when we were younger. 

It is true that we heal ourselves through each client that we heal. And also through raising our children in an emotionally safe environment, with all the wonderful and scary things this process entails. 

To learn more about raising sensitive children, Erica and I have invited Dr. Ceara Deno. 

She's a mom to two boys, ages 11 and 13, a newborn medicine physician in Boston, and a parent coach for sensitive families to build peaceful homes. 

In today's episode, Dr. Ceara Deno explains the characteristics of a sensitive child and a sensitive family. 

Besides, she shares her thoughts on how to start developing emotional mastery, the role of trauma in parenting, and the common thread that caring parents bring to coaching sessions. 

If you have a sensitive child or if you are a sensitive person, this episode will provide invaluable wisdom to connect with your loved ones respectfully and vulnerably.  

I hope it helps you as much as it helped me. 

In This Episode:

00:00 Welcome back to another episode of Emotional Mastery

01:01 Welcoming Dr. Ceara Deno

01:54 Helping sensitive families to build peaceful homes

03:24 How did Dr. Ceara Deno start working as a parent coach?

07:45 Migrating into the niche of sensitive children and parents

10:39 How to know if you are a member of a sensitive family

13:02 The sensory oversensitivity associated with being neurodivergent 

15:28 Adults who were sensitive children   

17:11 Dr. Ceara Deno’s entry point to developing emotional mastery  

20:44 The role of trauma in parenting  

24:29 Anger means unmet needs and what to do about it

29:17 Common thread that parents bring to coaching sessions

32:35 Incorporating role play in parenting 

35:45 How to deal with pressing issues that seem unsolvable 

40:43 The human side of parenting

43:44 Connecting before correcting 

47:30 How to contact Dr. Ceara Deno

48:55 Concept of repair in relationships

Resources: 

- Jai Institute for Parenting - https://coaches.jaiinstituteforparenting.com/ 

Connect with Dr. Ceara Deno: 

- Website - https://www.sweetspotparenting.com/ 

Connect with Dr. Kavetha Sundaramoorthy:

• Rapid Relationship Repair FREE Mini-Course - https://bit.ly/RapidRelationshipRepair