Raising a Highly Sensitive Child: When to Push, Pause & Build Resilience with Amy Lajiness
How do we support a highly sensitive child without trying to change who they are — or protecting them from every uncomfortable experience?
In Part 2 of my conversation with Amy Lajiness, LCSW, PMH-C, we focus on highly sensitive children: what sensitivity can look like, how overwhelm affects them, and how parents can help them grow without pushing them past what their nervous systems can handle.
In this episode, we talk about:
What high sensitivity can look like in children
Why sensitivity is a temperament trait, not something to “fix”
How overstimulation can affect highly sensitive kids
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