Comments on: Self-care for the highly sensitive parent https://simplehomeschool.net/highly-sensitive-parent/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jamie C. Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/highly-sensitive-parent/#comment-824355 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35059#comment-824355 In reply to B.

So glad it helped you feel seen!

]]> By: B https://simplehomeschool.net/highly-sensitive-parent/#comment-823911 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35059#comment-823911 super effing helpful, forreal. Thanks for validating my existence! I was so happy to have come across this. Nice to know I’m not alone as an HSP introvert–sometimes, watching other moms, I can feel like an alien…so this article was encouraging.

]]> By: Cheryl Z https://simplehomeschool.net/highly-sensitive-parent/#comment-704492 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35059#comment-704492 Thank you so much for this affirmation of who I’ve been figuring out I am! I am 51 years old, we’re in our 21st year of homeschooling, and I have 8 children. The oldest will be 30 in December and my youngest is 10. I also have 2 granddaughters, the oldest of which moved in with us (along with her dad, my son) when her mom died of cancer 2.5 years ago. At that time our 6 youngest children were still living here and the oldest daughter’s wedding was a month off. The past 2+ years have been rough for a HSP, as you can guess. My husband has a highly-stressful full-time job, we were trying to run a small farm and soap business, as well as prepare for early retirement. To say I was on the edge of insanity is an understatement. I finally decided last spring to work on ending the insanity by selling off farm animals, cutting back on the soap business, and decluttering the house and yard. Too much stimulation all around! It’s getting better, but you’ve shown me some more tips I hadn’t figured out yet, and I thank you for that.

]]> By: Alka Talwar https://simplehomeschool.net/highly-sensitive-parent/#comment-602684 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35059#comment-602684 A debt of gratitude is in order for the exceptionally promising rundown. I’m a HSP non-permanent mother of a 11-month-old little girl. also, a school teacher of English. Susan Cain’s Quiet was my statement of autonomy. I may need to compose the book on self-administer to HSPs involved in the exceptionally obtrusive child care framework. Be that as it may, in the first place, I need to survive it and parenthood.

]]> By: Samantha https://simplehomeschool.net/highly-sensitive-parent/#comment-547260 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35059#comment-547260 As an introverted mom of 7, who almost all of her children are extroverts, I can completely relate to this. When I have my morning time, my day runs smoothly, but if that is interrupted it is as if my day is on a quick downward slope to insanity where all I want to do is hide is my room. I’m definitely going to add these to my daily routine.

]]> By: Domminique https://simplehomeschool.net/highly-sensitive-parent/#comment-539664 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35059#comment-539664 I cannot tell you how many times I said, “Thank-you!” out loud as I read through this post. It was comforting, reassuring and encouraging on many levels. I deeply appreciated the honesty and the permission it gives to truly discover our best selves and move forward in a way that honours and respects our strengths and our limitations. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! Thank-you again for writing with such clarity and crafted brilliance.

I recently discovered this blog through The Read Aloud Revival and every post I’ve read has been a blessing. Thank-you for your incredible work and may God bless your efforts.

]]> By: Stephanie https://simplehomeschool.net/highly-sensitive-parent/#comment-539119 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35059#comment-539119 In reply to Keely.

Thanks, Anne, for shining some light on this topic. Often times I feel alone in this. We are unschoolers for now, so it makes it a lot easier on me.
My questions for you is, how do you keep your kids separated during quiet time?
I have been enforcing quiet time since my girls stopped napping, they are 5 and 3 (the 1 yr old still naps at QT). They always want to be together. The girls each have their own room, but they want to be together during quiet time. I don’t want to force them to stay apart, but I do wish they would. Any advice would help.

]]> By: karen https://simplehomeschool.net/highly-sensitive-parent/#comment-491083 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35059#comment-491083 Thanks for the very encouraging list. I’m an HSP foster mom of an 11-month-old daughter. and a college professor of English. Susan Cain’s Quiet was my declaration of independence. I may have to write the book on self-care for HSPs embroiled in the very invasive foster care system. But first, I have to survive it and motherhood.

]]> By: Nilsa https://simplehomeschool.net/highly-sensitive-parent/#comment-381580 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35059#comment-381580 So refreshing to my soul! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I didn’t know either: I thought always two things about myself all my life (I’m 56): I’m shy and my hormones carry me (first, PMS, now menopause! and with two 8 yr olds at home!). It so good to know I’m not losing my mind and to read that other women, different ages and stages in life, go through the same stuff. So good to NOT feel alone… Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Tami https://simplehomeschool.net/highly-sensitive-parent/#comment-366753 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35059#comment-366753 I had no idea there was such a thing, but this is me to a T! Staying off social media will be a hard adjustment, but I’m curious to see if it would be a drastic improvement. Thanks so very much for the tips.

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