Parents often discourage children from being "sensitive", but this can actually be an advantage for children with Highly Sensitive brains. Highly sensitive kids are often more creative, aware, and open than their less sensitive peers, and they possess an empathy that is often unappreciated. Highly sensitive children need time to think things through, and setting expectations gives them the opportunity to choose whether or not to meet those expectations. Parents can model emotional regulation skills for their children every day by exemplifying how they handle their own emotions. When a child uses their sensitivity (e.g., being creative, showing empathy for others), tell them how proud you are of them.

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