The Empathic Parent's Guide to Raising a Highly Sensit: How to Talk to Kids and Empower them to Believe in

This reads as though a high school student wrote a research paper in a hurry. I was angry by the end of the first chapter. The author positions highly sensitive children as if it is a mental health disorder, rather than an introverted personality type. Uninformed vocabulary is used throughout such as using anti-social in place of unsocial which are two entirely different things. There is no real information to gather from this book. Each chapter has headlines as if someone googled the topic and made an outline using the Google search returns, then briefly expanded on each header with under developed points. This was such a waste of my time as a parent in need of reliable information, not to mention a waste of money. I'm actually angry that this author is putting this material into the hands of the public with concepts such as introverts being rejected by society, only to then become depressed and ultimately commit suicide. As if reading this book can curb any of that. Society not being subjected to such crass opinions of introverted personalities is a better starting point.

If you are looking for guidance on how to help your socially anxious child, this is not the book. There are a lot of words in the book; however, none that will actually help you. It gives common sense tips, but lacks tangible advice.