Having issues with this now with a friend who thinks I brush things under the carpet because I don’t yell at my daughter or shame her in front of others and because i like to gather some info about a situation before I jump in.

No amount of expressing that I will deal with things after my daughter has calmed down and when I know what’s going on…[Read more]

Thank you.
Yes, we’ve had lots of discussions around this topic and she’s getting better at understanding people are doing the best they can etc. Although it’s not ideal!!
It’s good to view this issue, as you say, as a chance for us to explore what’s underneath these moments of her feeling like this and there are lots of different triggers.
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Yes, totally relate Charlotte. I let my daughter (who has been accelerated / skipped one grade ahead at school) ‘drain off’ every day after school… she tells me everything that frustrated her or that she noticed about other kids feeling hurt etc and I just listen and empathise until she’s exhausted herself! And work through anything that we may…[Read more]

Thanks so much, Jo.<3
I’m definitely taking a bit more time out so my daughter can get more space and she is turning 9 later this year so I know she’s learning so much and can see her getting better at making better choices.
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Thank you. Yes, both our girls are strong-willed and yet highly sensitive and, as you say, they can appear to need LESS support than others but it’s not the case. They perhaps have a tendency to go to frustration /anger (as opposed to crying which attracts more empathy) with other adults/teachers/relatives.

I did mention to the other adults but…[Read more]

Thank you both so much. I will keep the appointment with the new female dentist (who is always asking if I’m OK during treatments etc so is much more nurturing) and do some role play beforehand.

Thank you for reading and supporting us!
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Thank you!!

Ah, ok – thanks for the tip! I hope to be more ‘aware’ of it before it hits next time… ie. spot it earlier 🙂

Thanks for the website 🙂

OH, thanks. Yes, both my kids are strong willed, very intelligent and so emotionally intense. At a recent playdate my nearly 8yo was fixated on finding a small part of a doll that was missing and her friend was like ‘why does she care so much it’s not even important?’ but for my daughter those details are so important!

Parenting in this style is…[Read more]

Thanks, Genevieve. Funnily enough while I was sitting on her potty (!!) and she was on the regular toilet yesterday she said ‘I’m the mummy and you’re the baby!’ 🙂

So, yes, we’ll do more of that. We were also doing some of those fun pushing games on the weekend where I let her push me over and she loved that!

So true! The strong sense of justice can create many challenges!

Hi Genieve

She has been using it a bit less and joining with me in doing the breathing etc first.

I had a good chat with her yesterday and she tells me she doesn’t like feeling sad so she uses the pacifier/comforter to stop that feeling. We chatted about some things that make her feel sad and about how it’s Ok to feel sad, angry etc! It’s funny…[Read more]