237. Should You Lock Up The Candy? (Try this instead)

Imagine this... It's the day after the fall festivities. Your sensitive child's treat bag is overflowing with candy. They've already had several meltdowns begging for "just one more piece". You've said no multiple times, but the badgering won't stop. You're at your wits end, ready to just lock up the candy stash and be done with it. But you wonder, is that really the best approach? Will restrictions just make candy even more enticing and lead to sneaking treats later? I get it. Food battles with a highly sensitive child can feel like an impossible situation. Traditional approaches like the "one treat a day" rule or hiding the candy often backfire into more obsession, not less. So what's a weary parent to do? Listen to this episode for 3 principles to keep in mind. Click here to listen to my latest training: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/3mistakes

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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.