Hi girls, there are lots of little people who fal under this category, as I am finding out! It's hard enough having a young person to teach all about life, let alone them having an extra set of 'issues' that make everyday living hard for them.

My eldest is just like this - highly sensitivr and extremely emotional. Soooooooooo time-consuming and exhausting. Love him to pieces, but it is just so difficult some days.

I have had a little bit of sucess with a book that I bought - aptly titled "The Highly Sensitive Child", by Elaine N Aron. I found i was being a better parent when i applied a lot of the principles in this book. I have it next to our bed to try and inspire me to read it and endeavour to try what i have read. It is a fabulous book, and I know i need to re-read it again as our little man is being a little hard to handle at the moment!

Good luck everyone - ours are special little people indeed!