Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and Parenting 2678: Your Highly Sensitive Child is Normal. No Wait, She's Extraordinary by Emma Scheib of Highly Sensitive Refuge
Aug 1, 2025
Dive into the world of parenting a highly sensitive child with insights on embracing their unique traits. Discover how sensitivity can be a sign of emotional depth and extraordinary perception. The importance of nurturing these traits instead of resisting them shines through, alongside inspiring stories of remarkable sensitive individuals. This heartfelt exploration emphasizes that sensitivity is not just normal, but a beautiful gift, encouraging empathy and understanding within families.
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Emma’s Bedtime Sensitivity Anecdote
- Emma Scheib shares her experience with her highly sensitive daughter's bedtime struggles and sensitivities.
- She realized her daughter’s quirks reflect her own as a highly sensitive person.
High Sensitivity is Normal
- Being highly sensitive affects about 20% of the population and is a completely normal trait.
- This challenges the misconception that sensitivity is abnormal or a flaw.
HSP Kids Aren’t Always Shy
- Highly sensitive children aren't always shy or quiet; many are lively and expressive.
- Noise sensitivity chiefly applies to unpredictable sounds, not their own controlled noise.
