Coaching practices for How to Explain High Sensory Processing Sensitivity to Own Child
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- Loud rooms, certain textures, bright light have always set me on edge, and I think the sessions might be shifting that
- My child can’t seem to name what they’re feeling
- My kid is sobbing about something that seems so small, and every instinct in me wants to explain why it’s not a big deal
- I keep working on teaching my child to self-regulate, but the same things tip them over every time
- My child has gotten so used to being "the difficult one" that they act like it’s just who they are
Practices that may help
- Track and communicate sensory sensitivity changes during SSP
Monitoring sensory reactivity across sessions gives the clinician the data to pace the protocol safely.
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP): What It Is and What the Evidence Shows - Build mindsight by reflecting inner experience
Describe your own inner experience in everyday conversation to build the child’s "mind-seeing" capacity.
The Whole-Brain Child (Siegel & Bryson) - Listen empathically and validate the feeling
Reflect the emotion you see accurately before you do anything else.
Emotion Coaching (John Gottman) - Arrange the environment to support Green Zone states
Predictable schedules, sensory comfort, and low transition stress make Green more accessible.
Zones of Regulation (Leah Kuypers) - Use experiential recognition to highlight strengths in the moment
Catch the child demonstrating a virtue and name the virtue directly.
The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser) - Deliver active recognition of ordinary positive moments
Narrate what the child is doing right in real time, even when it is unremarkable.
The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser) - Cultivate a "yes brain": curiosity, courage, and resilience over reactivity
Respond to the child’s world with curiosity and openness rather than threat and control.
The Whole-Brain Child (Siegel & Bryson) - Engage the upstairs brain through curiosity and play
Ask questions that require the child to think, imagine, or consider another perspective.
The Whole-Brain Child (Siegel & Bryson) - Multi-sensory grounding as extended orienting
Systematically name what you see, hear, feel, and smell to provide the nervous system a full-spectrum "here and now" update.
The Orienting Response, Made Practical - Track body sensation (the felt sense)
Follow raw physical sensation with curiosity — tingling, warmth, pressure — rather than the storyline.
Somatic Experiencing, Honestly Explained
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- Child Hates Face Masks
All zones are normal; the goal is knowing which zone a situation calls for and how to get there.
Teach that Green is the goal, not the only acceptable zone
- Child Mumbles When Asking Questions
Genuine conversational interest builds vocabulary, trust, and the relationship buffer that makes limits land without conflict.
Talk with your child about their day and interests
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Ask questions that require the child to think, imagine, or consider another perspective.
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