Category Archives: meltdowns

10 Basic Good Mother Messages

Posted on May 23, 2012 by raisingsmartgirls

I’ve been a mother for 1o.5 years now.  And I need constant reminders about what is good fertilizer to grow children.  I know, so sad, right?  But it’s true. I have read in so many places regarding healing from childhood … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, anxiety, Attachment Parenting, Depression, emotional dysregulation, gifted adults, gifted children, gifted support, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, Intensity, introspection, loss of parental love, meltdowns, mindfulness, motherhood, my mothering goals, personal growth, personal issues, raising smart girls, suicidal ideation, trauma | 1 Comment

What I’ve learned – Part II

Posted on November 8, 2011 by raisingsmartgirls

(For part I – please see this post – What I’ve learned-Part I) I must say, resourceful or not, motherhood knocked me on my ass. I can look back now with compassion for myself. Due to my own very difficult … Continue reading →

Posted in anxiety, Attached Dad, Attachment Parenting, career, Depression, emotion coaching, emotional dysregulation, gifted adults, gifted children, gifted support, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, Intensity, meltdowns, personal growth, perspective | 6 Comments

Theraplay® for selective mutism and other parenting challenges

Posted on March 30, 2011 by raisingsmartgirls

I’d found out today that my blog was linked to a blog of a parent in Sweden who has a child with selective mutism.  I used Google’s Chrome browser which has a nifty little ‘translate page’ button, otherwise I would … Continue reading →

Posted in anxiety, Attachment Parenting, creating harmony, emotion coaching, explosive child, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, Intensity, meltdowns, selective mutism, social anxiety, spd, trauma | 6 Comments

If you had controlling parents…how do you avoid becoming one?

Posted on March 7, 2011 by raisingsmartgirls

I have talked quite a bit on this blog about my insecurities and anxieties about my own capacity as a mother.  Midway through my 40th year now, I spent about a year and a half examining the factors that have … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, anxiety, booklists, emotion coaching, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, loss of parental love, meltdowns, mood, personal growth, social anxiety, trauma | 25 Comments

Reflexes like a Ninja

Posted on September 25, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

Life is H-A-R-D with highly sensitive kids.  Especially if you are a highly sensitive parent.  Doubly especially if you are the type of parent that doesn’t drink alcohol to soothe jangled nerves from parenting sensitive kids who melt down frequently. … Continue reading →

Posted in highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, meltdowns, my stories, overexcitabilities | 6 Comments

3…2…1…Meltdown!

Posted on August 21, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

Three days into the new school year, we have officially encountered our first massive meltdown of epic proportions the likes of which we haven’t seen in, oh, about a year from highly sensitive middle daughter, who is nearly seven and … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Parenting, explosive child, gifted children, highly sensitive child, Intensity, meltdowns, overexcitabilities, selective mutism | 4 Comments

Swinging on my last nerve

Posted on May 14, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

The smart girls have been incredibly obnoxious lately. Or they’ve been their regular selves but I’ve just been more sensitive to it these days. “Mo-o-om! She’s giving me angry faces…” “Mom! She hurt/kicked/scratched/touched me” “Mom! She won’t play with me” … Continue reading →

Posted in highly sensitive mom, Intensity, meltdowns, motherhood, personal issues, spd | 5 Comments

Managing Your Intensity

Posted on January 25, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

I was pleasantly surprised to find one of my blog posts quoted and linked to on the Talent Development Resources website in an article titled, What do you do with your intensity?. I always am a little amazed when something … Continue reading →

Posted in explosive child, gifted adults, gifted children, gifted support, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, Intensity, meltdowns | 2 Comments

It’s my party and I can cry if I want to want to.

Posted on December 17, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

Well, no, it wasn’t my party and no, I wasn’t crying. It was my daughter K’s Christmas party this morning.  I volunteered for it, and I was pretty happy even though I procrastinated just about everything I could to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Parenting, emotion coaching, highly sensitive child, holiday stress, loss of parental love, meltdowns, my stories, personal growth | Leave a comment

I wish I could say the meltdowns are behind us

Posted on April 15, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

For as much progress as my 5 year old daughter has made, I wish I could say we never have problems anymore. It’s a part of her highly sensitive nature and her introverted need to have plenty of recovery time … Continue reading →

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