This profile provides important new insights to help you connect with your child and build the healthiest, most fulfilling relationship possible.

Creative Sensitive Souls… 

feel things deeply and are very empathetic. They tend to take things personally and can be easily upset when criticized. As a result, they try hard to make people happy, avoid conflict and often put others’ needs ahead of their own. 

Because these children often feel things more intensely than other children, and may be somewhat different from their peers, they can feel lonely and sometimes that they don’t quite belong. 

And, because Creative Sensitive Souls have vivid imaginations and feel things so deeply, they are the most idealistic of all the types. They know how things should be – but seldom are – which can cause them to become moody, disillusioned, or depressed. 

Usually loving and physically affectionate, they may also be easily frightened and prone to worrying. 

Many Creative Sensitive Souls are, as their name implies, creative, expressing themselves through art, music, poetry, dance, acting, and other such endeavors. 

When they are young, they may like to play games that begin with “Let’s pretend…” 

Potential vulnerabilities

Research shows Creative Sensitive Souls to be at a significantly higher risk for anxiety and depression and may also be more affected by bullying, both in person and online. 

This is primarily because, while these children feel things deeply, they are usually not comfortable sharing their feelings – especially with their parents. 

This can make it very difficult – even for the most diligent parents – to really know how much their child may be suffering in silence. 

Not all Creative Sensitive Souls are created equal, so some may be at greater risk than others. Because every individual is unique, your child’s risk for anxiety and depression is as individual as their fingerprints.

How to Nurture your Creative Sensitive Soul child

“Meet your child where they are.” Great advice: easy to give, and much harder to do! Stretching outside of one’s comfort zone is hard and may take practice, especially when the parent’s and child’s personality types are very different. 

But it is no less important than making sure your child is safe, clothed, or fed and may be more critical to protecting their mental health and promoting their well-being. We all have gifts that make us special and for which we want and need to be appreciated. 

Your Creative Sensitive Soul’s 

greatest gift is likely their empathy and desire to make a positive difference in others’ lives. Recognizing and appreciating these as some of your child’s “superpowers” lets them know that you really see them and love them for who they are. 

Your Creative Sensitive Soul…

child probably has, and enjoys using, their rich imagination. Asking them to brainstorm solutions to a problem they have shared with you can help them become engaged, speak more freely, and increases the likelihood that you will find out what is really going on with them. \ It’s not unusual for one parent to be naturally better at having conversations that involve emotions. If this is the case, the parent who is less comfortable can learn to communicate more effectively by watching and listening to how the other parent interacts with their child.