Raised Resilient: Help Your Highly Sensitive Child

Kids & Family Podcasts

Parenting is the hardest job ever – and parenting a highly sensitive child who’s struggling can feel downright impossible. If you’re suffering through endless meltdowns, walking on eggshells to avoid your child’s huge emotions, and losing sleep...

Episodes

144: Is Your Kid Going to Outgrow Meltdowns?

143: Why Your Child Is Still Having Meltdowns Despite Play Therapy

Holiday Rewind: 3 Tips for Smoother Holiday Gatherings with Your Highly Sensitive Child (Even When Meltdowns Happen)

Holiday Rewind: The Real Reason You’re So Exhausted: Unpacking the Invisible Mental Load of the Holidays as a Parent to a Sensitive CHild (& 3 Tips to Make This Season Feel Lighter!)

Holiday Rewind: From Toddler Tantrums to Big Kid Meltdowns — How to Handle the Season’s Big Feelings Like a Pro

Why Is My Child So Ungrateful? The Real Reason Sensitive Kids’ Big Emotions Look “Ungrateful” — and How to Teach Real Gratitude (Without Forcing It or Taking It Personally)

How to Support Your Highly Sensitive Child Through a Big Transition Like Moving — 3 Things We Accidentally Do That Make Transitions Harder (and the Approaches That Truly Ease the Shift)

Why Mornings Go Off the Rails — 3 Reasons Your Sensitive Child Melts Down (and What to Do Instead)

Parenting Reflections: When My Daughter’s Hair Clip Meltdown Wasn’t Actually About the Hair Clips — How I Resisted the Urge to “Fix It” While Parenting My Highly Sensitive Child

How Kids Actually Learn to Regulate Their Emotions — and Why It Matters So Much for Highly Sensitive Kids (Hint: It’s Not What You Expect!)

Parenting Reflections: Lesley’s Story of Growth and Grace — From Single Mom Facing Big Meltdowns to Building a Calm, Connected Blended Family

Why You Can’t Reason With a Dysregulated Child (Understanding Their Emotions & What Actually Helps in the Moment)

Parenting Reflections: How My 4-Year-Old Learned to Ride a Bike—And Why the Small Moments of Preparation Made All the Difference

Why “Just Stay Calm” Doesn’t Work During Your Child’s Meltdowns—And What to Focus on Instead

Parenting Reflections: From Vacation Chaos to Calm at Home: How Emily Went from Cutting a Family Trip Short to Celebrating Milestones and Peaceful, Connected Moments

Will My Sensitive Child Ever Outgrow the Meltdowns? Here's Why Emotional Sensitivity Doesn't Just Disappear (& How to Help Your Child Cope Instead)

Parenting Reflections: How I Prepped My Sensitive Child for Middle School After a Rough 3rd Grade (and What Made It Work So Well!)

When Back-to-School Feels Like Too Much for Your Highly Sensitive Child—Here’s What’s Really Going On (& How to Support Them Through the Transition)

Summer Rewind Series: How to Communicate Effectively with Your Sensitive Child’s Teacher for a Successful School Year with Jess Hammond – Part 2

Summer Rewind Series: How to Communicate Effectively with Your Sensitive Child’s Teacher for a Successful School Year with Jess Hammond – Part 1