Parenting Highly Sensitive Kids in a Noisy World

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In this episode of the Chill like a Mother Podcast, host Kayla Huszar and guest Caitlin discuss the intricacies of parenting highly sensitive children. They explore the characteristics of highly sensitive individuals, the challenges parents face, and effective strategies for fostering emotional regulation and understanding. The conversation emphasizes the importance of creating a supportive environment and using storytelling as a tool for connection and communication.

Takeaways

• Highly sensitive children feel emotions more intensely than others.
• Understanding sensitivity as a temperament can alleviate parental concerns.
• Creating a nurturing environment is crucial for the development of highly sensitive children.
• Storytelling can be an effective way to communicate and connect with sensitive kids.
• Parents should recognize that their child's reactions are not personal but part of their temperament.
• Highly sensitive children often observe and react to subtle changes in their environment.
• Emotional regulation skills need to be taught early for highly sensitive children.
• It's important to validate a child's feelings without labeling them negatively.
• Parents can use creative outlets to help children express their emotions.
• Building trust in a child's inner voice is essential for their emotional health.

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Meet Kayla Huszar, the Host of the Chill Like a Mother Podcast

Kayla Huszar is a Registered Social Worker and Expressive Arts Therapist who helps mothers reconnect with their authentic selves through embodied art-making. She encourages moms to embrace the messy, beautiful realities of their unique motherhood journeys. Whether through the podcast, 1:1 sessions or her signature Motherload Membership, Kayla creates a brave space for mothers to explore their identities beyond parenting, reconnect with their intuition, and find creative outlets for emotional expression and self-discovery.

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