A review by karireadsit
The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them by Elaine N. Aron

3.0

I liked a lot of the information here and think it definitely applies to my child, but it's also a flawed book and did feel dated. The teenage chapter in particular was very heteronormative, with absolutely no mention of gender identity or LBGTQ+ kids. I also didn't care for the part at the beginning where she casually relates a story about using physical abuse to train a puppy (or matter of factly equates pit bulls to aggression). Overall I appreciated the concrete advice about HSCs but when it veered into more subjective parenting advice, it got questionable for me. I don't know if I would recommend this book; I'm going to read a few others on the same subject to see if there is one that is more aligned with my personal philosophies. (My absolute favorite parenting book so far is "The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids" by Iben Dissing Sandahl)