THE GIFTS OF HIGHLY SENSITIVE CHILDREN

Part science, part clinical expertise, part lived experience. As both a child psychologist and someone who experiences the world with heightened sensitivity, Úrsula Perona is uniquely placed to help parents understand what this trait means in childhood.

Some children experience the world more intensely than others. Loud noises, sudden changes, bright lights, crowded places, or other people's emotions can feel overwhelming in ways that are often misunderstood by the adults around them.
For years, highly sensitive children have been labelled as "too emotional", "too shy", "too difficult", or simply "too much".
But what if that sensitivity isn't a weakness to overcome,but a unique way of experiencing the world? In The Gifts of Highly Sensitive Children, Úrsula Perona combines psychological research with years of clinical practice and her own lived experience of high sensitivity. She helps parents understand what lies behind intense emotions, anxiety, meltdowns, withdrawal, perfectionism, and heightened empathy, while showing them how to distinguish high sensitivity from behavioural problems or a lack of resilience.
Perona reveals how highly sensitive children’s minds work and how families can support them without trying to change who they are. Parents will learn how to help their children regulate overwhelming emotions, build confidence,
establish healthy boundaries, and thrive in environments where their sensitivity is understood, respected,and transformed into a strength rather than a burden.

Elaine Aron introduced us to highly sensitive children. Úrsula Perona shows
today's families how to help them thrive,drawing on the insight of a psychologist who understands this way of experiencing the world from within. That unique perspective gives this modern parenting guide an authenticity few books in the field can match.