Highly sensitive children need a different kind of parenting to thrive. If your child had a medical condition, you would see the right specialist and get the information you need to support your child in being as comfortable to grow as possible. It's no different for a highly sensitive child with a unique brain and nervous system makeup...that needs unique support. Read on for more reasons why...

Rooted Rhythm Tuned In Parenting Principle #1: Relax into the present moment, and replace any sense of urgency with patience. Kids are great at making you feel like every matter is very urgent! This is developmentally appropriate as they are functioning much more of the time from lower (more primal) parts of their brain. Little ones need US (the grown ups!), however, to teach them how to use the higher parts of their brain (where self control, rational thinking, and communication lives)…by holding our center in moments of chaos. They will only learn how to slow down and find a calm place in their hearts if we show them!