152: What to do If Your Sensitive Child Shows No Empathy For Others

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Sensitive kids don't lack empathy. They're buried under so much shame they can't reach it.

Sensitive kids feel more, not less. When they hurt someone, that "I'm a bad kid" feeling floods them so hard they wall off any softer emotion underneath, including remorse. From the outside, that wall reads as coldness. On the inside, it's the opposite.

Here's the part most parents miss: saying "I'm sorry" takes vulnerability. A child drowning in shame cannot access vulnerability. So the more you push for accountability, the more the wall grows, and the less empathy you see.

The shift that changes this is smaller and stranger than most parenting advice suggests. It has almost nothing to do with consequences, apologies, or teaching lessons in the moment.

If you've ever wondered whether your child is lacking empathy, listen to this before you draw any conclusions.

You’ll learn:

[0:00] Introduction

[1:38] The wall of shame sitting between your child and the empathy they feel

[4:07] The empathy your child needs from you before they can access their own

[5:47] The moments that build the wall of shame, or tear it down

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