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Raised Resilient: Help Your Highly Sensitive Child — 234 episodes · page 1 of 3
The Shame Vs Guilt Difference That Lets You Correct Your Sensitive Child Without Them Hearing ‘I Am a Bad Kid’
Siblings Fighting Again? The Hidden Toll Your Sensitive Child’s Meltdowns Take on Their Sibling
Is Your Kid Always Angry? Here’s Why Anger Is a Secondary Emotion (and How to Create Emotional Safety)
163: Am I Raising a Narcissist? Why Sensitive Kids Show a Lack of Empathy When They’re Upset
162: Why Gentle Parenting Is Not Working for Your Sensitive Kid: 5 Proven Ways to Handle Your Child’s Meltdowns
161: Why Are My Kids Always Fighting? Here’s Why Sibling Rivalry Isn’t the Problem
160: The Hidden Cycle Making Your Sensitive Child’s Meltdowns Worse (And How to Break It)
159: Why The “Easy” Child Needs Emotional Attention Too (and How to Help Them Express Big Feelings Before They Become a People Pleaser)
158: Kindergarten Transition for Sensitive Kids: What the Bedtime Meltdowns Really Mean and How to Help Your Child Adjust
157: Are Your Sensitive Child’s Meltdowns Holding Your Family Hostage? How To Rebuild The Connection Underneath It All And Enjoy Your Family Again
156: Tantrum Vs Meltdown: How Tell the Difference -- and How to Handle Temper Tantrums When Your Sensitive Child Is Completely Overwhelmed (and How Em...
155: Tried Every Gentle Parenting Script And Still Stuck In The Meltdown Cycle? What Validating Feelings Advice Left Out (And What To Do Instead)
154: What Age Should Your Sensitive Kid Get a Smartphone? My Honest Answer as a Psychologist Mom, the Real Risks, and the Exact Plan I’m Using With My...
153: Why Parenting Strategies Aren’t Working (& What to Do Instead) - Jeanne & Josh’s Story
152: What to do If Your Sensitive Child Shows No Empathy For Others
151: 5 Ways to Teach Your Sensitive Child to Handle Frustration & Anger
150: How to Handle Screen Time With Sensitive Kids (Without Triggering a Meltdown)
149: How Mike & Mara Stopped Walking on Eggshells Around Their Highly Sensitive Kid
148: Why Sensitive Kids Hate It When You Validate Their Feelings (And What to Do Instead)
147: The Most Important Parenting Reframe Parents Need to Know About
146: How to Handle Your Kid’s Meltdowns When Your Partner Has A Different Parenting Style
145: This Simple Parenting Mindset Shift Will Change How You Handle Meltdowns - Nathalie’s Story
144: Is Your Kid Going to Outgrow Meltdowns?
143: Why Your Child Is Still Having Meltdowns Despite Play Therapy
Holiday Rewind: 3 Tips for Smoother Holiday Gatherings with Your Highly Sensitive Child (Even When Meltdowns Happen)
Holiday Rewind: The Real Reason You’re So Exhausted: Unpacking the Invisible Mental Load of the Holidays as a Parent to a Sensitive CHild (& 3 Tips to...
Holiday Rewind: From Toddler Tantrums to Big Kid Meltdowns — How to Handle the Season’s Big Feelings Like a Pro
Why Is My Child So Ungrateful? The Real Reason Sensitive Kids’ Big Emotions Look “Ungrateful” — and How to Teach Real Gratitude (Without Forcing It or...
How to Support Your Highly Sensitive Child Through a Big Transition Like Moving — 3 Things We Accidentally Do That Make Transitions Harder (and the Ap...
Why Mornings Go Off the Rails — 3 Reasons Your Sensitive Child Melts Down (and What to Do Instead)
Parenting Reflections: When My Daughter’s Hair Clip Meltdown Wasn’t Actually About the Hair Clips — How I Resisted the Urge to “Fix It” While Parentin...
How Kids Actually Learn to Regulate Their Emotions — and Why It Matters So Much for Highly Sensitive Kids (Hint: It’s Not What You Expect!)
Parenting Reflections: Lesley’s Story of Growth and Grace — From Single Mom Facing Big Meltdowns to Building a Calm, Connected Blended Family
Why You Can’t Reason With a Dysregulated Child (& What Actually Helps in the Moment!)
Parenting Reflections: How My 4-Year-Old Learned to Ride a ’Big Girl’ Bike—And Why Building Frustration Tolerance in Small Moments Made All the Differ...
Why “Just Stay Calm” Doesn’t Work During Your Child’s Meltdowns—And What to Focus on Instead
Parenting Reflections: From Vacation Chaos to Calm at Home: How Emily Went from Cutting a Family Trip Short to Celebrating Milestones and Peaceful, Co...
Will My Sensitive Child Ever Outgrow the Meltdowns? Here’s Why Emotional Sensitivity Doesn’t Just Disappear (& How to Help Your Child Cope Instead)
Parenting Reflections: How I Prepared My Sensitive Child to Handle the Middle School Transition with Confidence
When Back-to-School Feels Like Too Much for Your Highly Sensitive Child—Here’s What’s Really Going On (& How to Support Them Through the Transition)
Summer Rewind Series: How to Communicate Effectively with Your Sensitive Child’s Teacher for a Successful School Year with Jess Hammond – Part 2
Summer Rewind Series: How to Communicate Effectively with Your Sensitive Child’s Teacher for a Successful School Year with Jess Hammond – Part 1
Summer Rewind Series: Beyond Sleep Training or Co-Sleeping Forever: Finding the Baby Sleep Middle Ground with Rachael Shepherd-Ohta
Summer Rewind Series: Intuitive Eating for Kids: How to Help Picky Eaters & Heal Food Trauma with Bekah Groop
Summer Rewind Series: “How Do I Get My Partner On Board with Gentle Parenting?” with Bryana Kappadakunnel
Summer Rewind Series: The Benefits of Unstructured Outdoor Play (& How to Get Your Child Outside!) with Allana Robinson
5 Sneaky Ways You’re Still Trying to “Fix” Your Highly Sensitive Child’s Feelings (Without Even Realizing It!)
Parenting Reflections: What It Looks Like in Real Life to Co-Regulate Through Big Emotions (Hint: It’s Not Always Simple or Pretty, and You’re Still D...
When Someone in the Family Is Struggling—Here’s How to Talk to Your Highly Sensitive Child About Hard Dynamics (Without Shame or Blame)
Parenting Reflections: The Toughest Parenting Moment I’ve Faced in a Long Time—What Went Right, What I Did Wrong, & How I Moved Forward With My Highly...
Has Your Sensitive Child Been Diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)? Here’s Why I Don’t Believe in That Diagnosis (& What’s Really Going ...
Parenting Reflections: Kate’s Transformation: From Overwhelmed, Co-Parenting Single Mom Facing Daily 90-Minute Meltdowns to a Calm, Confident Parent o...
The Real Reason You Keep Yelling at Your Highly Sensitive Child (Even When You Don’t Mean To)—and the Game-Changing Shift That Will Break the Cycle fo...
Parenting Reflections: When I Yell or Lose My Patience as a Parent to a Highly Sensitive Child—The #1 Thing That Heals It All (And Works Anytime, No M...
When Parenting Hacks & Scripts Fail and You’re Stuck in the Meltdown Cycle with Your Sensitive Child—Here’s The Missing Piece You Need to Create Real ...
Parenting Reflections: How I Stopped Asking ’What’s Wrong?’—& Started Creating Safe, Low-Pressure Moments for Real Conversations With My Sensitive Chi...
Are You Stuck in Survival Mode? 3 Sneaky Signs You’re Burnt Out Parenting a Highly Sensitive Child (And How to Break Free!)
Parenting Reflections: My Daughter’s Magical Birthday Ended in a Bedtime Meltdown—Here’s How I Stayed Grounded and Kept the Right Mindset (Without Unh...
Why Your Sensitive Child Keeps Hitting (Even When They Know It’s Wrong) – & The #1 Game-Changing Shift to Gently Curb Aggressive Behaviors at Home
Parenting Reflections: Emily’s Breakthrough: How the Right Parenting Framework Helped Her Family Move Beyond Yelling & Spanking to a Peaceful, Connect...
’Why Is My Child Suddenly Talking Like a Baby?!’ What Makes Baby Talk So Triggering (& How to Respond to Your Sensitive Child to Support Healthy Devel...
Parenting Reflections: How I Navigated a Sibling Struggle on the Way to School—And the Game-Changing “Reset” Shift That Turned It Around
The Invisible Mental Load of Parenting a Highly Sensitive Child – and 4 Shifts to Help You Lighten It
Parenting Reflections: Supporting My Highly Sensitive Child Through a Tough, Dysregulated Moment With a Simple (and Surprisingly Playful!) Approach
Why Gentle Parenting Isn’t Working for Your Sensitive Child (& 3 Shifts to Help You Parent More Effectively!)
Parenting Reflections: How to Deal When You’re Super Triggered: Here’s How I Recovered From a Tough Parenting Moment & Used It to Build Emotion Regula...
The Truth About Meltdowns: Why They’re Not Just a Phase (& the Only Way to Truly Break Free from the Meltdown Cycle!)
Parenting Reflections: Brogan and Erik’s Journey: How They Went From Daily Meltdowns & Broken Furniture to a Thriving, More Connected Family (No More ...
What’s the Difference Between High Sensitivity and Autism? Is My Highly Sensitive Child Neurodivergent? Understanding the Differences, Overlap, and Nu...
Parenting Reflections: Why I Chose an Advanced Gymnastics Class for My Sensitive 3.5-Year-Old – Even Though It’s Not What Experts (Including Myself!) ...
Extracurricular Activities and Sensitive Kids: When to Push, When to Pause, and Why It’s Worth It
Parenting Reflections: Surviving a 5-Week Break with My Highly Sensitive Kids: Tips, Tricks, and Moments That Got Us Through
How to Handle Power Struggles with Your Sensitive Child (Without Getting Pulled Into the Tug-of-War!)
Parenting Reflections: My Highly Sensitive Son Refused Soccer on Friday—Here’s How I Took a Step Back (& What I Learned About Connection)
Ditch “New Year, New You” Resolutions: 3 Simple Practices to Transform Your Parenting (& Life) Starting Today
When Strangers, Family, or Friends Give Unsolicited Advice About How You’re Parenting Your Highly Sensitive Child: The #1 Mindset Shift You Need & How...
Parenting Reflections: The Holidays Aren’t Going as Planned—A Behind-The-Scenes Look at How I’m Handling It (& Why It’s Okay to Struggle When Everythi...
3 Tips for Smoother Holiday Gatherings with Your Highly Sensitive Child (Even When Meltdowns Happen)
Parenting Reflections: Tanya’s Transformation: How a Single Mom of 3 Ended the Meltdowns & Healed Her Relationship with Her Highly Sensitive 10-Year-O...
The Real Reason You’re So Exhausted: Unpacking the Invisible Mental Load of the Holidays as a Parent to a Sensitive Child (& 3 Tips to Make This Seaso...
What to Do When Your Sensitive Kid Refuses to Say “Thank You”: 5 Tips for Building Real Gratitude (Without Forcing It & Causing a Meltdown!)
Parenting Reflections: How I Messed Up with My Oldest This Week (& How My Mistake Can Help You Avoid Getting Stuck in the Disconnection Cycle with You...
“My Child is a Sore Loser!”: 3 Strategies to Help Your Sensitive Child When They Can’t Handle Losing
Parenting Reflections: 5 Things I’m Doing Right Now to Avoid Overwhelm, Support My Mental Health & Show Up as the Parent I Want to Be
When Things Feel Stressful, Make Your World Smaller: Why Raising Resilient Kids Today Will Make a Better Tomorrow
Parenting Reflections: Breaking the Disconnection Cycle: Hannah’s Story of Complete Transformation That Made Parenting ‘Wonderful’ Again
’My Sensitive Kid is Rude to Strangers!’ -- How to Guide Your Child Through Public Encounters Without Tears, Screaming, or Embarrassment
Parenting Reflections: My Sensitive Child Hit, Spit, and Called Me Names -- Here’s Exactly How I Handled It to Build Lasting Emotional Resilience
5 Ways You Might Be Shaming Your Sensitive Child Without Meaning to (& What to Do Instead!)
Parenting Reflections: How I Use ’Micro Connections’ to Keep My Sensitive Kid Feeling Secure (Without Hours of Play)
When the “Calm-Down Corner” Isn’t Enough: How Overusing Coping Skills Can Fall Short for Highly Sensitive Kids (& What Can Help Instead!)
Parenting Reflections: How I Realized My Sensitive Kid Was Overscheduled (& How to Find the Right Balance for Yours)
Why Transitions are So Hard with Sensitive Kids (& 3 Things You Can Do to Make Them Go More Smoothly)
Parenting Reflections: 3 Mistakes I Made as a First-Time Mom to a Highly Sensitive Child (& How You Can Learn From My Mistakes!)
3 Reasons Validating Your Sensitive Child’s Feelings Isn’t Working (& the #1 Mindset Shift You Need!)
Parenting Reflections: Anna & Josh’s Story: How They Broke the Meltdown Cycle and Stopped Walking on Eggshells, Rebuilding Peace and Connection in The...
Why You Don’t Need Lectures or Consequences to Teach Your Sensitive Child Not to Hit, Kick, or Say Unkind Things
Parenting Reflections: How I Navigated a Tough Dinner Meltdown with My Sensitive Child (and Still Managed to Have a Good Time!)
5 Ways to NOT Raise An Entitled Kid (& How to Build REAL Resilience in Your Sensitive Child Instead!)
Parenting Reflections: What My 7-Year-Old’s Insights After a Tough Soccer Practice Reminds Us About Building Confidence in Sensitive Kids