Is your child sensitive to almost everything - scratchy clothes, strong tastes, loud noises, crowded places, a change in routine? A vivid dreamer, distressed by scary films or fearful in new situations? Prone to hurt feelings, upset by criticism and eager to do things right? Frequently labelled as shy, introverted, fussy or faddy? If so, your child may be one of the 15 to 20 per cent of children who are born highly sensitive. Often gifted, Highly Sensitive Children are intuitive and reflective but easily overwhelmed. These qualities can make for bright, conscientious and creative children, but may also result in shyness, fussiness or acting out. This book for parents and teachers, by pioneering psychotherapist Elaine Aron, is an invaluable guide to successfully parenting HSCs into happy, healthy, well-adjusted adults.
347pp, 136mm x 216mm, softback, 2003
In Star Children Georg Kuhlewind researches indigo and crystal children, child development, rearing and education, and suggests ways of developing our spiritual awareness and intuition for their nurture.
Since the 1970s, a new type of child has been coming into the world, not just in ones and twos, but in thousands. These `indigo' children are `old souls', much wiser than their years, but often so far ahead of their parents or teachers that communica
Crystal Children, says Doreen Virtue, are the new generation that has come to the Earth plane after the Indigo Children. These children are like Indigos - highly psychic and sensitive - but without the dark edge and the anger energy. Their auras are
Do you have a keen imagination and vivid dreams? Is time alone each day as essential to you as food and water? Are you 'too shy' or 'too sensitive' according to others? Do you feel overwhelmed by bright... [more]
Lee Carroll and Jan Tober's The Indigo Children explains the Indigo Child phenomenon and suggests changes in parenting and education, to help child development and the sharing of their wonderful gifts.
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