My husband and I have know for a while now that our eldest son Connor, who has just turned 5, is different in some ways to other children his age. He is very often anxious, gets easily distressed or overwhelmed and gets really unsettled by any change or anything unexpected. After searching on the internet for ideas and ways that we might be able to help him feel more comfortable and secure we came across the concept of the Highly Sensitive Child, and it all made so much sense to us, we feel sure that Connor is one of these children. Here is a link to a page which explains more about the concept:
http://www.hsperson.com/pages/child.htm
I have found quite a lot of information on the net about what it means to be highly sensitive, and how to tell if your or your child is highly sensitive, but there doesn't appear to be much information out there on how to encourage and support these children, so I thought I would start a blog explaining our experiences in the hope that it might be helpful to some people. I'm not in any way a medical professional or an expert on this, I've only just discovered it, all I am is a mum trying my best to help her son be confident and happy, and to find the joy in life!
Please feel free to leave messages, opinions and comments, hopefully we will all be able to help each other out.
Oh, and just some personal information so that you know who you are talking too! My name is Rhea, I am 27. My husband kevin is 27 as well. We have Connor who has just turned 5 and his little brother Sam who will be 2 in February and who is the complete opposite in personality to his brother...fearless and adventerous and a real little whirlwind!! We live in the suburbs of London. Kev works in town and I am a stay at home mum and also studying for a degree from home too.
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