I'll share my thoughts on this personality trait and what it means for children who we feel might be highly sensitive. There are always dangers in labelling children - least of all communicating their traits as fixed - so I will give you my honest advice on how best to navigate this new found knowledge.
Here are the highlights:
(2:00) Defining a highly sensitive person
(6:25) Let’s put this in context
(11:18) Please don’t label your child
(14:45) Remember the brain is a muscle
(19:30) It’s just one trait
(21:13) Problem solve and encourage
(23:51) Descriptive praise
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