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For Parents of HSCs

  • Books for Highly Sensitive Children.  Lisa Levin, a children’s librarian and HSP, has prepared this list especially for HSCs and adds to it periodically.
  • Leila Boukarim.  See her blog at: Sensitive and Extraordinary Kids.  Leila says “….I am the mother of a highly sensitive child. In my blog I openly discuss the challenges that we face and the things we do to try and bring out the best in our sensitive and extraordinary child.”  She has authored a number of books for HSCs–search her name on Amazon.  She also recommends some online groups for parents of HSCs. sensitiveandextraordinary.com
  • Alane Freund, MS, LMFT.  Alane is a psychotherapist specializing in therapy and consultations for HS children/teens and their families, also HS partners and individuals.  She often uses EAGALA, equine assisted psychotherapy, with HSCs.  We have taught several courses together during the last four years, including some on parenting HSCs. She gives workshops nationally, particularly for those parenting or working with HS children.  “I will come and speak at your school, wherever you are, if you pay my transportation.” There’s a deal.  info@heartandmindequine.com | heartandmindequine.com
  • Alice Shannon, LMFT.  She’s been working in the field of temperament for forty years, so she is an expert on all facets of children’s temperaments, but especially HSCs.  She will work by phone with parents from anywhere in the world. You can call her at 1-707-839-0444 or 1-707-822-1716, or email alieshannon@gmail.com.  Also check out her blog, Listening to Temperament.
  • Susan Stiffelman, a well known parenting expert, also has some material on HSCs in various places.  Search using her name and highly sensitive child. susanstiffelman.com
  • The Highly Sensitive Child is a great resource for parents of highly sensitive children. Maureen’s mission is to help parents understand and appreciate their highly sensitive kids, so that they can shine
  • James Williams.  James feels passionately about this subject, being highly sensitive himself, as is one of his daughters.  He has written Understanding the Highly Sensitive Child (also in Spanish), Supporting the Highly Sensitive Child, and a book for HSCs, Rainbows in the Sand. He is a licensed counselor in the U.K, where he offers in person or by phone/video counseling for HSPs and parents of HSCs. For more info on his books and offerings visit: familyfeelings.today
  • Ted Zeff’s website.  Ted is no longer with us, but his website has many resources, and his book The Strong, Sensitive Boy: Help Your Son Become a Happy, Confident Man is essential reading for parents of HS boys, and HS men too. drtedzeff.com
  • A free, independently-run email discussion group for parents of Highly Sensitive Children (HSCs) can be found at Yahoo groups. The purpose of this group is to explore what it is to be a sensitive parent of an HSC and to support one another as parents. To subscribe, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hscbook/.

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