40: Sticker Charts Are Screwing You

In this episode, I talk about why sticker charts are harmful for your HSC's development. Highly sensitive kids are especially vulnerable to struggling with cutting themselves slack if they don’t get the highly desirable fancy reward (whether that’s recognition or a tangible item) and that slashes the very internal motivation that you’re working to build. Remember, your HSC feels their feelings deeply. This means that when they don’t reach a coveted goal… DEVASTATION is a result. Learn more about this topic in this short episode. 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 want to learn more about the results we help our clients achieve, visit this page:https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/results    To keep up on the latest content, join our Facebook Group: Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like a Ninja  Be sure to check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/megghanthompsoncoaching 

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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.