As a highly sensitive person with a highly sensitive daughter I LOVE this workbook. It provides excellent activities and strategies to assist highly sensitive children with scenarios, situations and the feelings that may come with them. I will definitely be purchasing for my 8 year old!

The Highly Sensitive Child’s Workbook by Amanda Robinson is a valuable resource designed to help children understand and manage their emotions. The workbook is filled with practical exercises, coping strategies, and supportive advice, making it an excellent tool for both children and their families.
The workbook is highly engaging, with a variety of activities and exercises that keep children interested and involved. The interactive nature of the workbook helps children to actively participate in their emotional growth, making the learning process enjoyable and effective.
As a parent, I would absolutely recommend this workbook designed for highly sensitive children. My son and my daughter can be sensitive and emotional with different issues that arise in their daily life. I am always looking for different ways to allow them to express himself in healthy ways and to help them deal with his emotions better. . I really needed ideas on how to help them because what I was doing was not working and we just ended up being frustrated at each others. This is a great resource for highly sensitive children and their families.
This is such a great tool for families who may need this workbook and can really find some beneficial activities. This workbook is filled with many great activities. This book gives great activities for highly sensitive children and their families. I found it very kid friendly and approachable. I would recommend this for children and their families, or for therapists and counselors who work with children.
Thank you to NetGallery and Z Kids for the temporary ARC that I received in return for my honest review.

I LOVE this. I have a couple parents that I will definitely be recommending this too. What a great way to help break down some of those feelings that get all lumped together to get to the root of what they are feeling and how to recognize that.

The minute I opened this book I knew I would be using this in my upcoming sessions with my students. It’s appropriate for kids 5-12 and perhaps older if they have disabilities and lower maturity levels. I particularly like that they are able to use crayons or markers for their activities. I anticipate taking sheets and making multiple copies and laminating them for everyday use. In my sessions, I always start with how they are doing and what has been going on. This book offers so many opportunities to see how they are feeling and talk about those feelings. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to preview this book before published. I have my first weeks lesson plan already taken care.

My kids are a little young for this workbook, but my oldest and I are working through it. It's send to be helping her develop the laughable to express her emotions and some tools to manage them. I'll be keeping it around for future use, as my youngest child came with the biggest feelings by far.

I am so excited about this book and its endless possibilities. This workbook is for children who struggle with being overwhelmed and anxious at times. Some children, like my son, are highly sensitive children. They struggle at times to understand their emotions and how to express themselves in a positive way. This wonderful book was created by a licensed child therapist and is packed full of amazing exercises that are designed to help children develop the skills they need to better understand and work through emotions. This is the perfect opportunity for families to work together to find ways to understand these powerful emotions.
I love the easy to understand activities. The activities were so flexible that I am able to work with them and help my son who is almost 5 in a fun and exciting way. I love this as a parent to easily understand how I can help him. Every family can use this book, emotions are a part of all of our lives. I was lucky enough to review this as an ebook ARC but we are buying a copy for us and friends too.
1000 stars

What to Do When You Worry Too Much has been helpful in talking with our nervous 7yo. This is a great choice for starting a conversation with any child, but may be helpful with the most empathic ones. It isn't a great choice for a public library because it invites coloring and puzzle solving that kids won't be able to resist. It seems like a great purchase for individual families, though.

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‘The Highly Sensitive Child’s Workbook’ by Amanda Robinson is a valuable resource designed to help children understand and manage their emotions. The workbook is filled with practical exercises, coping strategies, and supportive advice, making it an excellent tool for both children and their caregivers.

Accuracy: ★★★★☆

The workbook is grounded in well-researched psychological principles regarding high sensitivity in children. It provides accurate information and practical exercises that are effective in helping children navigate their emotions. The accuracy of the content ensures that caregivers and children can trust the advice and strategies provided.

Perspective: ★★★★★

The perspective of the workbook is incredibly supportive and understanding. It acknowledges the unique challenges faced by highly sensitive children and offers empathetic and constructive guidance. The workbook empowers children by validating their feelings and providing them with tools to manage their sensitivity in a healthy way.

Relevance: ★★★★★

With the increasing awareness of mental health and emotional well-being, this workbook is highly relevant. Many parents and caregivers are seeking resources to support their sensitive children, and this workbook provides practical solutions and strategies that are needed in today’s world.

Engagement: ★★★★★

The workbook is highly engaging, with a variety of activities and exercises that keep children interested and involved. The interactive nature of the workbook helps children to actively participate in their emotional growth, making the learning process enjoyable and effective.

Readability: ★★★★★

The readability of the workbook is excellent. The language is clear and age-appropriate, making it easy for children to understand the instructions and concepts. Additionally, the workbook is well-organized, allowing caregivers to easily follow along and support their children through the exercises.

Enjoyment: ★★★★☆

Children are likely to enjoy working through the activities in this workbook. While the subject matter is serious, the exercises are designed to be fun and engaging, helping children to connect with the material in a positive way. Some children might find certain exercises challenging, but overall, the workbook is designed to be enjoyable and supportive.


‘The Highly Sensitive Child’s Workbook’ by Amanda Robinson is an invaluable tool for helping highly sensitive children understand and manage their emotions. With its accurate information, supportive perspective, and engaging activities, this workbook is an excellent resource for both children and their caregivers. It offers practical strategies that are relevant and necessary in today’s world, making it a must-have for families with sensitive children.

High Sensitivity was a term that I encountered more than a decade ago, and I found it useful to understand some of my loved ones.
Yet, it is not a medically accepted term, and I shall say that words such as sensitive and shy have the potential to cause stigma like any other form of labelling due to the label/term/adjective being used by others to define or describe the person who is having challenges.
And also yet, these words simply mean being reactive to the physical stimuli or being affected by them, when the person who uses them are well-meaning and merely stating a fact.

Hence, I was happy to pick this book up, with the above in mind, and I liked the author’s approach.
For those who are reading such a workbook/book for the first time, this is highly valuable.
For others, there are some new tools and suggestions and you will find a great summary of mindfulness tools for children.
What stood out for me was the ease and suitability of the tools suggested; children of a certain age (I’d say 7+) could implement the strategies on their own, without much supervision.

While much of this workbook is pretty well-trodden territory, with your typical relaxation and self-expression activities that can be found in any SEL book for kids, there were a handful of more unique activities that I appreciated (for example, the "Use Your Umbrella" exercise invites kids to practice shielding themselves from the "storm" of other people's emotions, while "Name Your Needs" gives some helpful scripts for how to politely let someone know what's bothering you). Some pages are more engaging than others, but there are a lot of solid ideas here - I could definitely see using them as a jumping off point for more in-depth conversations.

I have mixed feelings about teaching kids to label themselves as "highly sensitive children" - certainly, validating the experiences of kids who experience the world more intensely is important, but I think the label can sometimes do more harm than good. Therefore, I'm probably more likely to make copies of relevant pages for the kids I work with rather than sharing the workbook in its entirety.

This is a great workbook for kids and if they developed a companion one for adults to do alongside their kiddos, I wouldn't be mad. My 8 year old was a little skeptical at first because he thought it would be actual work like school, but he quickly got on board when he recognized that he enjoyed the activities. We both learned a lot and since we read it as an ebook. Identifying feelings and challenging negativity is super important for kids to be able to do. I will definitely be seeking this out in paper format. Loved the references at the back of the book. I've read Dr. Elaine Aron's work and I think this is a great compliment to working with your child if they are highly sensitive.

The workbook is so great for children to make them knowing more about what they feeling and what to do to cope with their feeling. It's a great read and I will recommend this to parent.

A lovely book with 50 exercises for sensitive kids. I was such a sensitive kid I would have loved to have had something like this book. I really recommend this for anyone with sensitive kids

Very helpful workbook for understanding sensitive children and a very systemic approach to learning ways to approach things.

I do believe it would be easier for a child whom can already read, but is adaptable for younger children like my 4 year old!!

I found this book to be very helpful in helping to understand my sensitive 8 year old. I liked how it brought feelings to paper so she could visually show what she’s feeling. I did however find it difficult to follow along with the Kindle version due to the fact that a lot of the words ran into each other or ended up on different lines altogether. All in all, I would recommend this workbook.

Having been a former HSC, I'm grateful for literature and resources like this one. Embracing diverse personalities and abilities is crucial for societal progress, and I believe this book could have been a valuable asset during my upbringing, offering guidance for both myself and my caregivers. Many adults today face challenges in understanding and verbalizing their emotions, which could have been alleviated with the help of books like this earlier on. I particularly appreciate the suggested exercises and intend to share this resource with my therapist friends, as well as integrate some of these activities into my own routine.

I experienced a lot of compatability issues with the Kindle version. I think this book has a ton of helpful information for parents to help their children, and to understand what a Highly Sensitive Person is. I enjoyed looking at the activies in this book, and even found that some of them helped me with my overwhelm as an adult. I reccomend this to any parent with a sensitive child.

I have a 5-year-old who is on the sensitive side and this workbook is a great way to start working on some of our issues.

I have never used such workbooks before and I found the format interesting. The content is more suited for older kids who can already read and write (7+) but some of the activities can also be done by younger kids and a lot can be adapted as well.

The content follows a pretty systematic approach, where the child is invited to get to know their feelings first, before actually getting practical tips on how to deal with them. One is tempted to skip to the end, but the "prep work" is also very important.

A terrific resource with 50 helpful exercises for highly sensitive children and their parents. I could have used this book as a child and still learned a great deal from it as an adult. Recommended!

This is a great workbook! My preteen really enjoyed it. It sparked great conversation. I will be buying a hard copy!