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Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja

Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja

Megghan Thompson

You are a parent of a Highly Sensitive Child and are ready to gain skills that will help you feel capable and confident disciplining your child or teen while helping them feel understood in a world that says they are "too much". Each week, Megghan Thompson, an experienced mental health therapist and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S), dives into the topic of parenting highly sensitive children and teens. If you're ready to stop drowning in your child's explosive and out of control emotions and eliminate daily meltdowns, this show is for you.
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Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja - 208. Happily Homeschooling Littles

208. Happily Homeschooling Littles

Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja

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04/05/24 • 39 min

Picture yourself in a busy classroom surrounded by 24 other children.

The teacher just finished an engaging Science lesson, but you found yourself missing out on half of it due to the constant distraction of your neighbor's hushed whispers.

This scenario represents just a glimpse into the daily experiences of highly sensitive children in the school environment.

Listen to learn more.

If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5-shifts-registration

If your teen is struggling to engage with your family, shutting down and struggling with a perfectionism spiral, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/tp/5-steps-registration

If you're ready to book a call with our team, use this link: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/pod/book-your-call-now

For families with high school aged teens, use this

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Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja - 235. Myth Busting: Stop “Attention Seeking” Seeking Behavior In Sensitive Kids
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10/18/24 • 44 min

Imagine your child struggling to walk, falling down constantly at home, but miraculously having perfect coordination in public.

You wouldn't assume they were just stumbling for attention, right?

You'd know they genuinely needed help building that physical skill.

Well, the same is true for emotional skills like regulation and distress tolerance.

Meltdown behaviors at home (hitting, kicking, screaming, refusal, shutting down) are a sign of lagging abilities, not a manipulative bid for attention.

If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/3mistakes

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Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja - 242. Will my sensitive kid grow out of meltdowns?

242. Will my sensitive kid grow out of meltdowns?

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12/06/24 • 60 min

As a parent of a highly sensitive child, it's easy to feel helpless in the face of daily meltdowns and challenging behaviors.

You may wonder, "Is this just who my child is? Am I stuck dealing with this chaos forever?"

I want to offer you a resounding NO. You are not powerless. In fact, you have far more influence over your child's behavior than you may realize.

This week on the podcast, I'm diving deep into the research on family dynamics and the incredible capacity parents have to shape their child's emotional development.

Register for The top 3 mistakes parents make in trying to end the daily meltdown cycle here: megghanthompsoncoaching.com/3mistakes

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Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja - 239. Teaching sensitive kids to avoid people pleasing

239. Teaching sensitive kids to avoid people pleasing

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11/15/24 • 56 min

Recently, I had a frustrating experience that really drove home for me the importance of integrity and human connection in both business and parenting.

I had purchased a text watch for my highly sensitive child from a well-known company.

When I reached out with a question via email, I quickly realized I was communicating with a human who was using AI to simplify their responses.

The AI responses were contradictory and even chastising in tone as I tried to get a straight answer.

I felt belittled and unheard, all while trying to advocate for my child's needs.

It took me back to a decision I made years ago, when a former mentor suggested I cut labor costs by replacing my master's level team with cheaper, less qualified staff.

Listen to today's episode to hear how this experience applies to teaching your HSC to not be people pleasers.

Register for our latest training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/3mistakes

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Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja - 218. Proactive vs Reactive Self-Care

218. Proactive vs Reactive Self-Care

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06/14/24 • 32 min

Ever felt overwhelmed trying to control your emotions?

I know the feeling.

I've found a solution that made a huge difference: transformational mindset shifting.

It's not just about reducing surface feelings of anxiety and stress.

It helps manage emotional regulation and build resilience over time.

This leads to unshakable confidence in high-pressure situations.

Listen to learn more.

If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5-shifts-registration

If your teen is struggling to engage with your family, shutting down and struggling with a perfectionism spiral, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/tp/5-steps-registration

If you're ready to book a call with our team, use this link: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/pod/book-your-call-now

For families with high school aged teens, use this link: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/tp/teentalk

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Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja - 231. Helping Your Sensitive Kid Accept Responsibility

231. Helping Your Sensitive Kid Accept Responsibility

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09/20/24 • 44 min

A little tooth sensitivity is easy to brush off. "It's not a big deal," you think.

But beneath the surface, decay is silently eating away at the root.

By the time you're wincing in pain with every bite, that little cavity is now a big, expensive root canal.Can you imagine parenting like that? Of course you would never neglect your kid’s tooth pain.

Quick question– why are you ignoring your own exhaustion as a parent, treating it like a neglected toothache?What does this have to do with teaching your child to take responsibility for their actions?

Your sensitive child's daily meltdowns are just like emotional cavities, eroding their resilience at the root.

Fill them now before you're facing an emotional extraction that didn't have to happen.

Listen to learn more.

If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here:https://learn.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/webinarregistration

If your teen is struggling to engage with your family, shutting down and struggling with a perfectionism spiral, watch our free training here:https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/tfbg/5-steps-registration-teen

If you're ready to book a call with our team, use this link: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/pod/book-your-call-now

For families with high school aged teens, use this link: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/tp/teentalk

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Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja - 147. When to Intervene at School for Your HSC - Even High Performing Students
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01/31/23 • 12 min

Should you intervene when your highly sensitive child is actually performing...well?

I bet you’ve asked yourself this question too many times, and the answer can be a bit tricky.

As a parent of a highly sensitive child, even if your child is high-performing, you may notice that your student can fall under the radar due to their performance.

Or possibly even struggle to cope with the emotional demands of their school environment.

It's important to remember that just because your child excels academically, it may still be crucial to intervene at school in order to provide the support your child needs to thrive.

Here are 3 key indicators that it's time for you to take action and support your child in the school setting even if they are appearing to “adjust” well:

✔️Meltdowns or shutting down at home: If your child is melting or shutting down at home because of what's happening or not happening at school, it's time to get involved and engage with the school to shift the systems being used to slow down your child's emotions.

✔️Performance anxiety: If your child is constantly working towards perfection, can't tolerate a single mistake, and is significantly struggling with homework at home, it's time to help them feel safe enough to make mistakes and have imperfect grades.

✔️Refusing: If your child is refusing to go to school, it's a clear indication that it's time to intervene.

You have the power to advocate for your child and create transformation in their school experience.

At Megghan Thompson Coaching, we help parents of highly sensitive children break out of the meltdown cycle in as little as 8 weeks and we're hosting an online event on Friday, February 3rd at 4pm EST.

We will walk you through understanding how your child fits the highly sensitive trait and how you can support them in the school setting.

BONUS: you can join us for the first hour for FREE!

Register now for the Success in School for Your Highly Sensitive Child event as we share the tools and resources you need to support your child in their academic journey.

You’re not going to want to miss this - we’ve never hosted an event like this before and there’s no guarantee that we will ever host an event like this again!

So register for your spot now at: www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/school

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Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja - 98. Myth Busting about the Highly Sensitive Trait

98. Myth Busting about the Highly Sensitive Trait

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08/03/22 • 27 min

Join us today as we discuss common misconceptions about the Highly Sensitive Trait and why it's important to know the difference between meltdown cycle behavior and and the depth of processing trait.

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 spiral, watch our free training here:

https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5steps_teen

If you're ready to book a call with our team, use this link: megghanthompsoncoaching.com/call

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Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja - 90. My Pet Peeve That Other Professionals Imply

90. My Pet Peeve That Other Professionals Imply

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07/07/22 • 15 min

A lot of professionals and parents imply that because you have a HSC, meltdowns are just going to be apart of your world. Meltdowns are not synonymous with being highly sensitive. Join me as we discuss the reasons why kids have meltdowns and the parent-child relationship role in that.

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 spiral, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5steps_teen

If you're ready to book a call with our team, use this link: megghanthompsoncoaching.com/call

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Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja - 221. My 8 Month Parenting Regret

221. My 8 Month Parenting Regret

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07/05/24 • 41 min

You use intuition all the time without realizing it.

Like when deciding if that plate of food looks appetizing.

Or knowing the coffee you're about to drink will be very hot.

But I see so many parents struggle to trust their intuition with their kids... mainly because they let fear override it.

Your gut tells you something is a good or bad decision.

Then the doubts start creeping in from others' opinions... or the need to be liked... or the need to create convenience... or low self esteem..

Listen to learn more.

If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here:https://learn.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/webinarregistration

If your teen is struggling to engage with your family, shutting down and struggling with a perfectionism spiral, watch our free training here:https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/tfbg/5-steps-registration-teen

If you're ready to book a call with our team, use this link: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/pod/book-your-call-now

For families with high school aged teens, use this link: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/tp/teentalk

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How many episodes does Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja have?

Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja currently has 242 episodes available.

What topics does Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja cover?

The podcast is about Parenting, Kids & Family and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja?

The episode title '201. Do You Have To Homeschool My HSC?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja?

The average episode length on Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja is 32 minutes.

How often are episodes of Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja released?

Episodes of Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja are typically released every 5 days, 1 hour.

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The first episode of Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like A Ninja was released on Jul 12, 2021.

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