The image depicts a young boy in a classroom covering his face with his hands, seemingly in distress or frustration. The setting is a well-lit school library or classroom, with other children seated in the background, some appearing to look toward him. The vibrant orange chairs and rows of bookshelves suggest an educational environment. The scene conveys a sense of emotional overwhelm or anxiety, potentially tied to academic or social pressures.

My Kid Was Fine Last Year… Why is EVERYTHING Stressing Them Out Now?

Highly Sensitive Child| HSC| Sports| Anxiety| Highly Sensitive| After School Activities| Birthday Parties| Events| Fear Based| Pandemic| Sudden Change
February 16, 2022•1 min read

You always think you’ve finally figured out what triggers a meltdown…

Until the sun rises again and a new issue comes with it.

It’s hard being a parent, we know this.

But it can almost feel like your kid is just being dramatic,

Or doing this on purpose to get attention. 

If these are thoughts YOU’VE had, you’re not alone.

And you’re not a bad parent either.

As an expert on the Highly Sensitive trait, I can tell you straight up that your kid is NOT doing this on purpose.

Children cannot manipulate their parents.

They don’t have the internal hardwiring in their brains to do so.

So, why does your kid HATE places and events they used to love?

Why do they throw a fit now or totally refuse, when they used to go willingly?

Watch this video to find out.

https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/talk 

 

For Highly Sensitive Teens:

https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/teentalk 

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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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