Your child is bright, inquisitive, and keenly aware of the world around her. Sometimes, you worry she’s too aware. She seems to have an ability to read minds and tune in to the feelings of others, as if they were her own. She sometimes has eerily accurate visions of the future. Your impulse is to tell her not to be so sensitive all the time, or to cast doubt on her foresight. You may hope she’ll grow out of these strange abilities.

Your child may be a highly intuitive empath, gifted with an extraordinary capacity to tune into what others are feeling and anticipate events to come. In a new book,

The Highly Intuitive Child: A Guide to Understanding and Parenting Unusually Sensitive and Empathic Children (Hunter House, 2009), psychotherapist Catherine Crawford, MFT, ATR, shows parents how to nurture such skills and help protect these children against emotional and sensory overload.

This informative and practical guide is peppered throughout with real life stories, journaling questions, child-friendly meditations, creative exercises to do with kids, signs to look for, and other helpful tips and parenting strategies. Crawford includes a useful section with ten life skills parents can teach their highly intuitive children.

Also learn:

•  How to tell the difference between intuitions of real danger and normal childhood fears

•  How to help a highly intuitive child find productive ways to address his concerns

•  How to be honest about real events without overburdening your child

•  How to help intuitive children set boundaries to avoid emotional overload and trauma

•  How to help your child feel safe in a threatening world

The Highly Intuitive Child is a crucial resource for parents, caretakers, and teachers of children who are gifted with a mysterious “sixth sense.” It enables adults to overcome their judgment and fears so they can help these children live with and use their talents successfully.

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