If you're the parent of a highly sensitive child, ineffective behaviors like refusal, shut down, and meltdowns can feel like your daily battleground.

You worry you'll be seen as "those parents" whose child is always having a fit.

You feel guilty that your other kids get less attention because your sensitive child takes all the energy.

And secretly, you may even resent your child at times for hijacking your family's peace and joy.

I want you to know, it's not your fault. And you're not alone in this struggle.

Traditional parenting approaches and discipline simply don't work for highly sensitive children. Their brains are wired differently.

But the good news is, you can eliminate those daily battles and bring more calm to your home.

Here are 3 simple shifts you can make starting today:

Create a Meltdown Prevention Plan

Look for patterns and triggers in your child's environment that lead to meltdowns. Eliminating some of these triggers can stop many meltdo...

As a parent of a highly sensitive child, you're already blazing your own trail.

You've rejected the old, harsh discipline methods that you grew up with. 

Instead, you're committed to raising an emotionally resilient child using positive parenting strategies.

But when Grandma and Grandpa see you comforting your child through a meltdown instead of sending them to their room, the disapproving looks and unsolicited advice can make you second guess yourself.

How do you stay firm in your nontraditional parenting style when facing criticism from the older generation?

Here are 3 key principles to keep in mind:

👉 Lead with your "why" 👈

Explain to your parents or in-laws the research and reasons behind your gentle parenting approach. Help them see that you're not being "soft", but rather intentional in raising an emotionally healthy child.

👉 Find common ground in shared values 👈

Emphasize that you share the same end goal: raising a resilient, capable adult. Yo...

Taking your child to therapy to help them manage their emotions makes you a great parent.

This might seem like an obvious statement, it’s true.

You’ve chosen to take a different route than your parents probably took,

Because therapy is less stigmatized now than it was even ten years ago.

That takes a lot of guts and trust in yourself.

The thing is, if your child is Highly Sensitive and stuck in the meltdown cycle,

Therapy will not be the best option for your kid.

You might know this, but feel like there are no other options,

And that is where MTC comes in.

First, I want to go over what might not be working in therapy, and why.

If your child is suffering from daily meltdowns,

Hitting, kicking, screaming, flailing, running up to their room and slamming the door,

A therapist will talk about those things with your kid, after the fact.

They will ask them why they think that happened,

And have an in-depth session that could involve both talk therapy and play therapy.

But then,...