Aug. 6, 2020
Highly sensitive children, like orchids, thrive in the right environment, experts say.
The new mother from a rural area near Burlington, Vt., noticed that her toddler’s behavior didn’t seem to fit the descriptions in the child-rearing books she was reading.
Her daughter would burst into tears when she heard a loud bird call or a person singing out of tune, or if she wore scratchy clothes. And she always demanded to be carried by her mother and never left alone.
These constant demands were exhausting. The mother worried that there might be something wrong. Then she came across a book that described what psychologists increasingly call “the highly sensitive child.”
“The description fit perfectly. It helped me to realize that things are going to be a little different with her and I need to accept that,” she said.
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