How to help your empath child handle their big feelings

The University of Cincinnati's Shana Feibel, DO, was featured in a Parents magazine article discussing how to help your child who is an empath manage their big feelings.

"Empaths commonly feel what others feel. If they see others suffering, they can begin suffering themselves," Feibel, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry & behavioral neuroscience in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and a psychiatrist at the Lindner Center of Hope in Mason, told Parents. ""Even if they are not the ones being bullied, they will still struggle when they see it happening."

Parents can support their empathic children by teaching boundaries and mindfulness techniques to help manage stress and keeping their calendar light.

Empaths "may need to go to stores during times when there are less people and avoid concerts or crowds," Feibel added.

Read the Parents article.

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