The Highly Sensitive Person’s Survival Guide – An Michiels & Luc Descamps

The Highly Sensitive Survival Guide is an informative and playful activity book for highly sensitive children (HSP), their parents and teachers. An Michiels wrote this book for Sensitief vzw, in collaboration with author Luc Descamps.

In an easy-to-understand way, children discover what high sensitivity means and how they can better cope with stimuli, feelings and situations that sometimes feel overwhelming. The book is full of relatable stories, practical tips, handy survival tricks and fun activities that help children understand themselves better.

The striking, bright pink cover with yellow text cloud and colorful cartoon characters immediately makes it clear that this book is about high sensitivity in an accessible way. A valuable tool to give children more insight, confidence and a sense of control.

What does it stimulate/practice for your child?

🧠 Self-awareness – learn to better understand high sensitivity and recognize their own characteristics.

❤️ Social-emotional development – helps recognize intense emotions and deal with them better.

🌿 Stimulus processing – offers tips to better handle situations with a lot of noise, impressions or other stimuli.

💪 Self-confidence and resilience – encourages children to better understand their sensitivity and work with it.

🗣️ Communication – helps children make their feelings and experiences discussable with parents and teachers.

How do you use the book?

Read the relatable stories together and discuss what your child recognizes in them. Use the tips and activities to discuss situations from everyday life and together discover ways to deal with stimuli and intense feelings.

Product information

Title: The Highly Sensitive Survival Guide

Authors: An Michiels and Luc Descamps

Organization: Sensitief vzw

Publisher: Abimo

Type: Informative activity book / youth book

Target audience: Highly sensitive children, parents and teachers

Language: Dutch

Binding: Paperback

Dimensions: 15 × 22.5 cm

ISBN: 9789259326125

Condition: Second-hand

State: very good

A relatable and practical book that helps children better understand their sensitivity and step by step stand stronger in their shoes. Ready for a new reading adventure!