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The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them
enlarge	Author: Elaine Aron Publisher: Broadway Category: Book List Price: ~~$14.95~~ Buy Used: $6.50 You Save: $8.45 (57%) New (39) Used (20) from $6.50 Media: Paperback Edition: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 352 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7 Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 1 ISBN: 0767908724 Dewey Decimal Number: 649.1 EAN: 9780767908726 ASIN: 0767908724 Publication Date: October 8, 2002 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Condition: Soft cover, clean text, no markings.

Editorial Reviews: Product Description iThe bestselling author and psychologist whose books have topped 240,000 copies in print now addresses the trait of #8220;high sensitivity#8221; in children#8211;and offers a breakthrough parenting guidebook for highly sensitive children and their caregivers.br/ibbr/bWith the publication of iThe Highly Sensitive Person/i, Elaine Aron became the first person to identify the inborn trait of #8220;high sensitivity#8221; and to show how it affects the lives of those who possess it. Up to 20 percent of the population is born highly sensitive, and now in iThe Highly Sensitive Child,/i Aron shifts her focus to highly sensitive children, who share the same characteristics as highly sensitive adults and thus face unique challenges as they grow up. brbrRooted in Aron#8217;s years of experience as a psychotherapist and her original research on child temperament, iThe Highly Sensitive Child/i shows how HSCs are born deeply reflective, sensitive to the subtle, and easily overwhelmed. These qualities can make for smart, conscientious, creative children, but with the wrong parenting or schooling, they can become unusually shy or timid, or begin acting out. Few parents and teachers understand where this behavior comes from#8211;and as a result, HSCs are often mislabeled as overly inhibited, fearful, or #8220;fussy,#8221;or classified as #8220;problem children#8221; (and in some cases, misdiagnosed with disorders such as Attention Deficit Disorder). But raised with proper understanding and care, HSCs are no more prone to these problems than nonsensitive children and can grow up to be happy, healthy, well-adjusted adults. brbrIn this pioneering work, parents will find helpful self-tests and case studies to help them understand their HSC, along with thorough advice on:br#8226; The challenges of raising an highly sensitive childbrbr#8226; The four keys to successfully parenting an HSCbr br#8226; How to soothe highly sensitive infantsbrbr#8226; Helping sensitive children survive in a not-so-sensitive worldbrbr#8226; Making school and friendships enjoyablebrbrbrWith chapters addressing the needs of specific age groups, from newborns through teens,i The Highly Sensitive Child/i delivers warmhearted, timely information for parents, teachers, and the sensitive children in their lives.

Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews... Highly sensitive child September 29, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Helpful book. Helps to identify sensitive children and ways to make their life and your life more plesant. Good, with a grain of salt June 4, 2008 1 out of 2 found this review helpful As a mother of a sensitive child it was nice to see a book out there that does not condemn this or tells you push, push, push. A lot of what she said made sense I just felt like she was really into her subject matter and perhaps was a little too wordy. The overall theme of listen, understand and validate was a good one. Very helpful and encouraging but could use more details May 19, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful We are the parents of a wonderful kid who is troubled by over-sensitivity to certain kinds of stimulus, including textures, noise and smells. While it does not offer as much in the way of solutions as we'd like, it is very helpful in understanding our daughter's seemingly inappropriate reactions to ordinary stimulus without branding her as deliberately disruptive or "bad". It's helped us question some of the labels that therapists are quick to place on kids these days (bipolar, ADD, oppositional, etc...)and come up with a better understanding of what's causing her problems, and in the process, helped avoid innappropriate medications. br /br / We'd really like it if the authors provided more in the way of coping strategies and theraputic options but even understanding what's going on is very helpful. We may buy the author's other book, The Highly Sensitive Person" to see if they have provided more prescriptive advice there. Excellent, kind-hearted insight into your wonderful child! April 13, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Wow. I am so happy to have found this book. It has finally connected the dots for me. My son has, since birth, been a highly sensitive person, bothered by noises, lights, changes in routine, etc. But for some reason, I had never put them together as part of one temperament. Now I see that his terror at the sound of fireworks, his shielding his eyes from bright sunlight, his extreme discomfort at tags on his clothes or if his shoes are not on just right, his disliking of hats or anything coming near his head, his terror at the doctor or the hairdresser, reluctance to potty train (because it's a change in the routine!)...they're all related! And this book affirms for me that the way I have been handling these things gently and with understanding, is far better for his temperament than punishing or even time-outs. This books has been a revelation to me, and I am a MUCH better, more sympathetic parent for having read it. Insight February 25, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful This book really offered me insight into the life of a highly sensitive child. My son has been this way since birth, but I didn't realize it until his pre-k teacher pulled me aside and told me she thought he was a very sensitive child. She meant it in a nice way, but a concerned way too because he was having problems adjusting to and interacting with the other children in the classroom. I always thought he was "just being difficult", but now I have a better perspective on why he reacts to certain siutations the way he does. Reading this book allowed me to have patience with my son and to help nuture him in a way that i've never been able to do before. I would recommended it to a parent who is struggling to understand your child's sensitivity issues or the parent who is extremely frustrated by a situation they can't seem to fix in regards to their sensitive child.

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