The Highly Sensitive Child

Helping Our Children Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them

Elaine N Aron author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:4th Aug '03

Should be back in stock very soon

The Highly Sensitive Child cover

A comprehensive parenting guide for raising confident and capable children

15-20% of children are Highly Sensitive – and they are often labelled shy, introverted, fussy or faddy. The real story is very different though and this intelligent, practical book helps parents know what to do, when to back off, and how to ensure their child is given the right sort of treatment at school.

15-20% of children are Highly Sensitive – and they are often labelled shy, introverted, fussy or faddy. The real story is very different though and this intelligent, practical book helps parents know what to do, when to back off, and how to ensure their child is given the right sort of treatment at school.

This book is the follow up to the author’s internationally best-selling personal development guide The Highly Sensitive Person.

It is the first and only book for parents of highly sensitive children.

It provides parents with insights and information so they can understand High Sensitivity, and help their highly sensitive child thrive in the world.

It is important for these children to be understood so they can be helped to avoid the common traps of shyness and withdrawal that many highly sensitive fall into as they develop.

Contains questionnaire for parents to find out if their child has the traits common in highly sensitive children.

Discusses HSC’s at different ages – infant, toddler, school-age and adolescent.…

“To have an exceptional child you must be willing to have an exceptional child. You have one. And this book will teach you how to raise him to be not only exeptional, but healthy, loving, well-adjusted, and happy.” Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.
Praise for The Highly Sensitive Person:
‘This remarkable book speaks clearly to highly sensitive people. It gives a fresh perspective, a sigh of relief, and a good sense of where we belong in society.’ JOHN GRAY, author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

ISBN: 9780007163939

Dimensions: 216mm x 135mm x 26mm

Weight: 350g

352 pages