Category Archives: spd

Update on the formerly selectively mute daughter

Posted on January 30, 2016 by raisingsmartgirls

She’s 12 now, my bright, spirited, formerly selectively mute child.  She was formally diagnosed in May of 2008 and I wrote about her journey here.  And this was what I said about her official diagnosis in one of those posts: … Continue reading →

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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

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

Preserving the True Self of the Gifted Child

Posted on February 22, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

Subtitled: You’ve come a long way, baby. It only took a little less than 2 years, but I’m a lot more confident that my formerly selectively mute daughter is blossoming into a well-adjusted 6 year old. It took me a … Continue reading →

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Research on Attachment Theory and Anxiety Disorders

Posted on January 10, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

Recently, there’s been some renewed interest in a post from Ph.D. in Parenting’s blog post entitled Dr. Phil Stay-at-home mom vs. working mom show. Normally, I thoroughly enjoy engaging in these kind of debates on other blogs, and rarely (if … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Parenting, career, emotion coaching, gifted adults, gifted children, gifted support, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, intellectual stuff, loss of parental love, motherhood, selective mutism, spd | 28 Comments

My thoughts on discipline

Posted on July 13, 2009 by growinginpeace

Recently one of my posts on a very old thread on a Christian mother’s message board has been revived.  I wrote a post to it on April 26th, 2008, just at the time my middle child was being evaluated for … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Parenting, emotion coaching, explosive child, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, Positive Discipline, selective mutism, spd | Tagged | 2 Comments

Highly sensitive children – our story

Posted on June 17, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for a while, but only recently had gotten around to writing it well enough to be a blog post. I’ve been dealing with sensory issues for 7 years now in my … Continue reading →

Posted in highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, overexcitabilities, spd | 21 Comments

Overexcitabilities and the gifted – Living With Intensity

Posted on May 9, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

I’d like to share the point of view that Kazimierz Dabrowski held that came from the Living with Intensity:Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and the Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Adults by Susan Daniels (Editor), Michael M. Piechowski (Editor) … Continue reading →

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Raising Resilient Children

Posted on May 6, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

Resilience. I know that’s what my 5 year old lacks right now. Her meltdowns, her intensity, her anxiety all stem from lack of resilience. Her issues (anxiety, spd, selective mutism) all contribute to this lack of resilience. I came across … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting my highly sensitive child’s meltdowns

Posted on April 27, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

We’re going on week three of emotional upheaval again. I thought my middle daughter was starting to improve with her emotional self-regulation, but we’ve hit a major setback. For the longest time, she was emotionally resilient, cooperative, happy. She was … Continue reading →

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