Bucket Emptying: Five Ways to Support Your Sensitive Child Without Wrapping Them in Cotton Wool

Bucket Emptying: Five Ways to Support Your Sensitive Child Without Wrapping Them in Cotton Wool

In this episode, I’m tackling one of the most confusing challenges parents face: how to support a highly sensitive child without wrapping them in cotton wool or pushing them too hard. If your child feels everything deeply - the party overwhelm, the criticism that undoes them, the emotional intensity that seems bigger than everyone else’s - then you need this episode.


  • I explain what high sensitivity actually is, how it overlaps with anxiety, ADHD and autism, and why so many parents misinterpret sensitivity as fragility or a sign that something is “wrong”.
  • I walk you through five practical, evidence‑based strategies you can start using today to build your child’s resilience without dismissing who they are.

If you’ve ever worried that you’re either protecting your child too much or not protecting them enough, this episode will give you the middle path - one that honours their depth, strengthens their confidence, and helps them grow into the extraordinary person they’re wired to be.

So take a seat, pour yourself a cuppa, and enjoy the conversation…



Highlights from this episode:

01:18 - The biggest mistake you will make

05:22 - A flooded nervous system cannot take information

08:14 - Manage, don’t avoid

10:40 - What adult do you want to raise?

13:16 - Be your child’s counter narrative

15:19 - Be a role model



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