Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja

In this episode, I discuss Natural consequences, which help your kids understand the impact of their actions. You may think it is easy to understand: cause and effect. But for some reason, your kid isn’t connecting the dots. Tune in the learn more about how to help your kid understand how their actions impact them and others around them.  If your child is demonstratin...

In this episode, I discuss the season of good food and gratitude!    Family gatherings are stressful during the holidays, no matter how much you love your family. Tune in if you’re nervous about the holidays... because Thanksgiving always sneaks up on us. If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5steps I...

I’m declaring WAR   on time-outs, removing tablets, sticker charts,  but not on YOU as a parent if that’s what you’ve used to TRY to figure out how to help your child.  There’s a big difference between feeling trapped in trying to help your kid manage their big emotions, and get your outcomes and just plain not caring about whether your child feels feelings when they can’t get what...

In this episode, I talk about how  to spot a fake parenting coach, and why it’s incredibly important to know exactly who you’re working with. Fake coaches and scam programs are not talked about enough. You can’t scroll through Facebook for five seconds without finding someone selling their “life changing” program. And since your search history is what apps use to target ads, if you’ve be...

In this episode, I discuss m ore about my WHY: Sharing more about my personal story growing up with a Highly Sensitive sister. Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders.   If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5steps If your teen is struggling to engage with your family, shutting down and struggling with a perfect...

Raising a kid isn’t a cakewalk.  Especially when your kid needs a little more attention than your nephew did.   In today's episode, I   discuss the process of  around realizing that your kid is different, and how hard that is.  Not only because society pivots our thinking to mean different = bad. But because you feel guilty for not knowing how to do all the things right aw...

In this episode, we talk about the dreaded hitting, kicking, screaming, cursing, running away… Are you raising a sociopath?  How do you get your HSC to notice the outcome of what they’re doing?  When kids feel overstimulated, they SEE RED.  If your child is making UNSAFE choices when they see red, hitting and acting like they are out of control in their own bodies, THEY NE...

In today's episode, I discuss what could happen if the meltdowns never stop... w hich sounds terrifying.  Tune in to hear how meltdowns play out for HSCs when they grow into adults… and potentially rob them of opportunities. If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5steps If your teen is struggling to engage...

In this episode, I discuss why c hanging from soccer to an individual sport doesn’t end the meltdown cycle, and how your child's overwhelm will follow them when the season is over in other ways.  It’s tempting for you to just quit a sport and try something new, b ut you already did that… right? Listen while I break down how to end the pre, mid, and postgame meltdowns. If your child is demonst...

In this episode, I discuss how to  teach your child to playfully communicate their emotions.  You need to help them manage their big emotions around winning, losing, and compromise… and that’s a bigger, much deeper skillset, than just doing away with competitive games or only playing collaborative games to avoid another “sore loser” upset. Listen in to learn how to make family game night...

In this episode, I answer the question of what to do when others make  you feel like your Highly Sensitive child is TOO rambunctious.  Maybe your kid gets too hyper and accidentally breaks their iPad.  Or maybe they start running around and screaming at 10pm and won’t stop.  Tune in to  hear what to do when your HSC feels like “too much.” If your child is demonstrating the...

In this episode, I  discuss the factors that are make-or-break for the families who are thriving as they transition back to school in this video. It's crucial that you focus on these factors to support your child in learning both academically and in their relationships.    If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoa...

In this episode, I talk about how to help your HSC through a big move. After all, i t is one of the most stressful life events we can face. Especially if you’re going states away. Tune in  to hear more about how to make it through the move in one piece.   If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5st...

In this week's episode, I interview a recent Bootcamper, Amy. Tune in to learn how  she went from walking on eggshells to eliminating daily meltdowns in 8 weeks! If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5steps If your teen is struggling to engage with your family, shutting down and struggling with a perfectionism...

In this episode, I discuss how i t is possible for your HSC to get a haircut without a meltdown.  I get it.  Your kid IS terrified. That is true. They’re uncomfortable. They’re itchy and they can’t take it.  Their meltdown may have been traumatizing for you AND them, and the hairdresser. And I understand why you’d go to great lengths to avoid that from happening again, which is...

In this episode, I discuss how 2020 was whirlwind of intense emotions, loss, grief and disruption, and how many parents struggled with helping their children respond to the fear around them. Normally, parents go to an automatic process, thinking: “how can I do this better next time?” ... But this a fear based process. You cannot stop fear-based meltdowns with fear-based parenti...

Rest in pieces, behavior chart. Thanks for destroying my kid… Said every parent of a Highly Sensitive teen who wants to know ‘what’s in it for them’ when they need to clean the moldy dishes out of their room. Listen in to learn WHY External rewards don’t teach your kid anything about managing their own behavior, and how it does more harm than good.   If your child is demonstrating the meltdow...

In today's episode, you'll learn how one FRIED mama went from wearing her baby NONSTOP to keep him safe from her preschooler’s hits, to regularly relaxing on the couch with her hubby while the kids play safely. Listen in the hear Toni's journey. From fear, hyper-vigilance, and trying all of the strategies, to calmly supporting her son in ceasing the meltdown cycle…all with more energy and whi...

The social component of growing up has to be one of the hardest things about being a kid. Navigating social skills with your HSC can feel like an impossible task.  You know your kid is sensitive, s o how can you help them navigate through social situations without saying “toughen up!”    You probably tried that already and it didn't work... And what do you do when they get...

In this episode, I discuss one of the main questions I always receive from parents: How can I deal with the meltdowns after school... most specifically, how can we stop the meltdown?     Searching for a magic wand (or 10) to use during a meltdown is not going to help.  Tune in the find out where more mistakes may be taking place.   If your child is demonstrating the meltdo...

You can’t hide your kid from the world, and you also can’t control the way their mind works... You need to support them through their emotions as thoughts and feelings come up, b ut you can only do that if you know how. You might think that telling your child not to worry, o r not to think too deeply about a subject, o r brushing it off ‘until you’re older’ would work…  But this wil...

In this weeks episode, I discuss why you must focus on your relationship with your child BEFORE you choose a school. I hear all too often from parents who struggle with their Highly Sensitive Child’s academic achievement and trying to determine what to do about it. But it doesn't matter which school you pick if  your kid can’t tell you what’s working. Tune in to learn what it t...

In this episode I discuss what a Highly Sensitive person's future and career could look look. Decades of research shows: Sensitive people who grow up in an environment that doesn't fit their emotional needs, which is often due to a mismatch in parenting, develop chronic self harm, aggressive and/or suicidal behaviors. So, what IS possible for your family and HSCs future? Tune in to find out....

This episode is about the four main traps that parents of HSCs and Teens fall into when choosing to pick their battles... Because picking your battles is not the solution. It will not support your HSC emotionally. It will not save you energy for the next meltdown. It will not bring your family the peace and joy they deserve. Tune in to learn exactly what I mean by this, and what to do to...

If you are staying up past midnight googling “how to tell my kid bad news without them freaking out on me or hating me,”  This message is for you. If you already struggle with helping your HSC navigate new events or changes in the day, how on Earth can you prepare them for unexpected bad news? You can’t control what they hear on a day to day basis, or when their favorite toy breaks and now it...