The Highly Sensitive Child
by Elaine N. Aron
Aron's research on the fifteen to twenty percent of children who process deeply, overstimulate easily and feel intensely, with guidance on school, discipline, sleep and the parent's own sensitivity. It replaces 'shy' and 'fussy' with a trait that has strengths, and it changes how parents respond.
Read it if…
your child is easily overwhelmed and you have been told to toughen them up.
Skip it if…
your child is not highly sensitive; the trait is specific.
Three things you will actually use
- Sensitivity is a trait, not a flaw.
- Gentle discipline works; harshness backfires.
- Downtime is a need, not a preference.
Do this first
Take the questionnaire, then reduce one source of overstimulation in the daily routine.
Our verdict
Clarifying for the right families.
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