Welcome!
This site compiles resources* for the families and caregivers of highly sensitives. It is a living document inspired by the participants in my Master's research on families with highly sensitive children, in recognition of their important work raising HSCs.
Warmly,
Rachel Hinds
rachelhinds.com
*Please note that I am not a licensed mental health clinician, and the following are not psychiatric or medical recommendations.
The Opposite of Worry: The Playful Parenting Approach to Childhood Anxieties and Fears by Lawrence J. Cohen
Playful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen
Living with Intensity edited by Susan Daniels & Michael Piechowski
Therapists who have trained with Dr. Elaine Aron
Alane Freund, LMFT: Sensitivity Circle
Andrea Jacobson, OT Adventure
Sensitive - The Untold Story (created by Dr. Elaine Aron)
Neufeld Institute Video Resources
Creating Playgrounds for Emotional Expression (Tamara Strijack and Hannah Beach from Neufeld Media)
the Simplicity Parenting podcast with Kim John Payne
Unruffled with Janet Lansbury
Episode: Parenting the Highly Sensitive Child (hosted by Susan Cain, author of Quiet)
First Day Books
Splat the Cat by Rob Scotton -- Read Aloud
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson -- Read Aloud
Ages 3-8
Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andrae, illustrator Guy Parker-Rees -- Read Aloud
All Too Much for Oliver by Leila Boukarim -- Read Aloud
Aiden Finds a Way by Leila Boukarim - Book Trailer
Hello Goodbye, Little Island by Leila Boukarim -- Book Trailer
Why Am I Me? by Paige Britt -- Read Aloud
The Red Beast by K.I. Al-Ghani & Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani -- Read Aloud
I Used to be Afraid by Laura Seeger -- Read Aloud
The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Lukeyn -- Read Aloud
Mole Music by David McPhail -- Read Aloud
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires -- Read Aloud
Sunshine and the Power of Words by Gaspar Sabater
When Sophie's Feelings are Really Really Hurt by Molly Bang -- Read Aloud
Tell Me What It's Like to be Big by Joyce Dunbar & Illustrated by Debi Gliori -- Read Aloud
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds -- Read Aloud
The Boy with the Big Big Feelings by Britney Winn Lee, Jacob Souva
My Body Sends a Signal: Helping Kids Recognize Emotions and Express Feelings by Natalia Maguire, Anastasia Zababashkina
Ages 5-9
So Loud, It Hurts! by Elaheh Bos
A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in Four Pebbles by Thich Nhat Hanh, illustrator Wietske Vriezen -- Read Aloud
Ish by Peter H. Reynolds -- Read Aloud
Hey Warrior: A Book for Kids about Anxiety by Karen Young
Hey Awesome by Karen Young
Ages 9-12
A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold -- Read Aloud
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng -- Read Aloud
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor -- Read Aloud
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper -- Read Aloud
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes -- Read Aloud
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt -- Read Aloud
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin -- Read Aloud
Wonder by R.J. Palacio -- Read Aloud
The Someday Birds by Sally J. Pla -- Read Aloud
Hey Warrior: A Book for Kids about Anxiety by Karen Young
Hey Awesome by Karen Young
*a number of the above books have been selected from a list curated by Lisa Levin on Elaine Aron's website. Others I have found in my work on Highly Sensitives through research or recommendations from parents of Highly Sensitives
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles: