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Is Your Home's Clutter "Yelling" at Your Sensitive Child?

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November 21, 2024•2 min read

When you have a highly sensitive child, it can feel like you're constantly putting out fires.

The daily meltdowns, the refusal to get dressed for school, the extreme reactions to seemingly small things...

It's exhausting. And often, in the chaos, it's easy to overlook one surprising trigger - visual clutter.

You see, for sensitive children, excess visual stimuli can feel as overwhelming as a room full of people shouting.

Their brains process information deeply, noticing every detail in the environment.

So while a pile of unsorted mail on the kitchen counter may barely register for you, for your sensitive child, it can be a loud, constant distraction that frays their nerves.

This doesn't mean you need to become a die-hard minimalist overnight.

But it does mean that reducing visual clutter is one small change that can make a big impact in lowering your child's stress levels.

Watch this week’s podcast to learn more about what to do about it.

Here are a few simple ways to get started:

  1. Do a quick scan of each room, seeing it through your child's eyes. What feels busy or visually distracting? Start there.

  2. Create designated homes for frequently used items like backpacks, shoes, and toys. The more everything has a place, the less cluttered the space will feel.

  3. Consider a calming color palette. Soft, muted tones are easier on sensitive eyes than bright, bold shades. A little paint can go a long way!

Remember, stopping the meltdown cycle is about more than just one strategy. It's about seeing your child's world through their eyes.

When you start to view your home as your sensitive child experiences it, you gain a powerful perspective that helps you stay one step ahead of the overwhelming moments.

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Let's get your family out of the chaos and into more peaceful, connected days.

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I help parents who are worried about managing their child’s explosive and out of control emotions to develop an individualized system to manage their kid’s explosive feelings when they don’t fit the examples in typical parenting books. I know you are a parent of a Highly Sensitive Child and are ready to stop scouring the internet for new strategies, throw out those traditional parenting books that don’t match your kid, and develop an individualized system to manage your kid’s explosive feelings.

Megghan Thompson, LCPC, RPT-S

I help parents who are worried about managing their child’s explosive and out of control emotions to develop an individualized system to manage their kid’s explosive feelings when they don’t fit the examples in typical parenting books. I know you are a parent of a Highly Sensitive Child and are ready to stop scouring the internet for new strategies, throw out those traditional parenting books that don’t match your kid, and develop an individualized system to manage your kid’s explosive feelings.

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