Sensitive and Extraordinary

A blog about the joys and challenges of parenting a highly sensitive child

Welcome! I'm so glad you're here. I started this blog in 2013 when my highly sensitive son was three years old and decided to stop it in 2018, partly because I got too busy to post regularly, but mostly because I didn't have as much to say on the topic anymore. The blog is still visited by many every day, which is why I didn't want to delete it, but I did have to cancel my website (www.sensitiveandextraordinary.com), and my old posts now live here.

I hope more than anything that you find comfort in these stories. Although my son, my family, and I have changed drastically over the years, these stories remain true. If you want to chat about your journey or ask me about mine, please don't hesitate to reach out. I would love to hear from you.

To find out more about my picture books for highly sensitive children, you can do that here.

My best,

Leila, 04.2022

leilaboukarim

Nov 26, 2015
2 min

PUBLICATION DAY IS HERE!

My Dearest Readers, Today was one heck of a day. It was nerve-racking. It was exciting. It was like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. Today was publication day! Our picture book for highly sensitive children, All Too Much for Oliver, is finally available on Amazon in paperback and for Kindle. We have worked so long and so hard to make this happen, and it’s finally happened. My son reading All Too Much for Oliver Oliver is a fictional character, but he was inspired by my

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Finding the right children’s books for highly sensitive children

leilaboukarim

Nov 13, 2015
5 min

Finding the right children’s books for highly sensitive children

For as long as I can remember, reading three books at bedtime has been part of our nightly ritual. Three books is our rule—at least until the kids are a little older and the books become a little longer. Our kids love their books. Our highly sensitive son, who is now almost six, has had a love for books I have never seen in anyone else. By the time he was one, we owned over one hundred picture books. And now, almost five years later, we’re struggling with finding space in our

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leilaboukarim

Feb 17, 2014
11 min

Blog Hop: Why Do I Write?

I started blogging in mid-October last year. I never really planned on it. Never saw myself doing it. But now that I am, I’m loving every minute of it. Exactly one year ago, I left a wonderful job at a big multinational, packed up our things, and moved to Singapore with my family. The transition from working-mom to stay-at-home-mom was one of the most difficult things I’ve had to go through. I’ve always loved my job, and always worked hard to strike a healthy balance between

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LEILA BOUKARIM

Children's Book Author and Developmental Editor

Sensitive and Extraordinary

A blog about the joys and challenges of parenting a highly sensitive child