Much has been written about high sensitivity since the 1990s, when Elaine N. Aron addressed a new personality trait. He who has been able to see the world from a more intimate, sensitive and personal point of view: from the heart, from within a person.
Since then, congresses have been held, books, articles, magazines have been published, groups have been created on social networks and a film has been made on the subject entitled “Sensible”. They say that about 20% of the population lives, feels and acts in this way, so the search for the best way to educate very sensitive children becomes increasingly important.
- It was in the 1990s that the world began to become aware of “high sensitivity.
- ” which clearly indicates that millions of people spent their childhood.
- Adolescence and part of their maturity not knowing why they felt so different from others.
Today, because of the large amount of information and the impact that comes to the issue of sensitivity, it is important that we be able to identify children who have this type of personality, educating is not an easy task, but it is easier to care for a child. who becomes self-aware from an early age.
For some parents it can be complicated, “they complain a lot, they ask a lot. “However, in a classroom, a very sensitive child does not attract attention, is not problematic, nor will he have the opportunity to take an exam to recognize his skills, his intuition, his sensitivity.
It is also the responsibility of parents to recognize signs of high sensitivity in their children. We do not seek at all to correct or “normalize” their behavior, the idea is to identify them so that they can be helped and understood.
It is necessary to recognize them in order to offer them advice, so that they know the reason for these inconsistencies that they may experience in the day to day, for example, you will see that they are much more mature than their own friends and that sometimes the world will seem detuned and guided by extreme selfishness.
Should we guide them, help them, communicate, listen to them, give them our support and warmth?First and foremost, however, it is important to know how to identify highly sensitive children and what are the characteristics that best define them:
A child should not become what he is not, let alone try to “normalize” him or her. We must accept its characteristics and make it clear that feeling life with this intensity is not a shame, but a gift. nuances that only she can see. Let him know that the world is a safe place. If she feels good about herself, life will shine for her, because she has the light, she is special and very strong in the face of adversity.
Trust them, layer them through positive reinforcement and approval. Demonstrate that your ability can enable you to achieve anything that has many qualities and potential. Develop your sense of personal effectiveness.
We know that they are only children, but we are also aware that they are aware of many more things than others, they feel a greater degree of contempt, selfishness, silence and bad deeds, this is something that we will have to work on every day. , which can be done through emotional intelligence:
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