The Highly Sensitive Child

By Leigh Donovan, HHC

Many
of today’s children that have been handed a label such as ADD,
ADHD, Aspberger’s Syndrome and Autism are best described as
highly sensitive children dealing with a loud, abrasive,
and extremely toxic world.  Being the high vibrations that
they are, they are unable to function within the density of today’s
mainstream, without consequences. 

We
look at them and ask them to conform.  We tell them that they
have a syndrome which causes us great inconvenience and ask them to
change to fit the old mold.  And yet—unless we drug them into
submission with Ritalin or the like—they simply cannot and will
not. They are unable to de-evolve.

Often
referred to as Indigo and Crystal children—these sensitive beings
are here on a mission.  They are the road maps for the future,
the canaries in the coal mine.  Manifesting and demonstrating
the problems and effects of an imbalanced way of
living—they are showing us the way.   Therefore when we give
these children what they really need, we are simultaneously making
the changes that are so badly needed in the world. 

ROAD
MAPS

These
children are our road maps.  I challenge each one of us to
soften and change our thinking about these bright and special
children.  I think that they’ve come here to show us a new way,
a better way.  They are highly evolved souls on a mission to
help us during this amazing time of radical change.

By
showing the world what should not be considered “food” through
their food sensitivities, they are reminding us to move away
from a boxed-food-diet and eat whole, unprocessed and natural foods;
By beating their heads against today’s linear learning model that
asks them to sit down, be quiet and take notes for eight hours they
are teaching the world how humans’ best learn and process
information in this day and age; and the list goes on and on.
By identifying these antiquated or unnatural modes of living and
being, we can bring a new awareness and understanding to the primary
and underlying cause of some of the most prevalent "behavior
problems" that these children commonly exhibit.  

ATTENTION
DIALED INTO A HIGHER DIMENSION (ADHD)

Rather
than stigmatize these little creative beings with labels that tell
them there is something wrong with them—let’s check in for a
minute and observe how we can allow them
to help us
change and grow.  These children are snap shots of the
evolution of the human species.  And thus they are
demanding, in their own ways, that we re-examine many of the ways we
do things today.  The belief that “we do it this way
because this is the way it has always been done” is beyond
unacceptable to these children.

SIMPLE
CHANGES, BIG IMPROVEMENTS

Although
it is a real challenge to always be perfectly present for today’s
child–it can be done.  No one is capable of perfection, and no
one is claiming that these little guys and girls are guilt free. 
They are, at the end of the day, children.  They will
make us want to pull our hair out and bite our nails off–and
that is to be expected. Despite this, we can make our
lives and their lives much healthier and more balanced when we listen
to their indirect calls, and answer them.

Changes
in diet, lifestyle, habits, creative forms of play, and in the
techniques and styles of teaching utilized in school and at home
can go a very long way with these children.  As an advocate
for these new children, I encourage us all to reframe the way we look
at them and they way we discuss their challenges—shift our paradigm
so to speak.  When we do, we will begin to see that many of
the things that we have become desensitized to are actually
hazardous, unhealthy or down right outdated and in need of an
upgrade!

Let’s
challenge ourselves to follow these little individual maps. 
Through this process we will begin to experience major personal
growth and notice many wonderful shifts in our own lives. As a
result, we start to BE the very change that we seek and will begin
mastering the art of living the difference.

Leigh
Donovan is a freelance Health & Wellness Writer and a Certified
Holistic Health Counselor. She helps families improve every aspect
of their lives through nutritional counseling, spiritual guidance and
lifestyle coaching. Leigh assists children with food sensitivities,
digestive issues and accompanying behavioral problems. For a
complimentary health & wellness consultation for you and/or your
child please contact her at Leigh@Your-Healthy-Child.com.
www.Your-Healthy-Child.com
/ www.HealthBeWithYou.com.