Highly Sensitive Child: How to Help Our Children Thrive in This Difficult World

About twenty percent of children have a very sensitive nervous system. A large number of stimuli, sudden changes, and the emotional suffering of others — all of this is a serious burden for them. These children have different temperaments, but they are all extremely sensitive to emotional and physical environments.

High sensitivity is so misunderstood in our culture that many psychologists and parents tend to see only one facet of the personalities of highly sensitive children, such as shyness, timidity, or hypersensitivity. But if we were more attentive and insightful, we would see the full picture - the creative abilities, intuition, remarkable wisdom, and empathy of such children. And in order for these qualities to blossom in all their glory, it is absolutely necessary for us to raise children with an understanding of their special traits.

The book is intended for parents, educators, psychologists, and medical professionals.