EARLY YEARS: Deeply-feeling kids: How to help children who get overwhelmed emotionally

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Children who have big reactions to small triggers can be a source of stress for both the child and the parent, according to experts.

What are ‘deeply feeling kids’?

So-called “deeply feeling kids” often take longer to calm down because they absorb the world in bigger ways, according to child psychology experts.

Roanoke-area licensed professional counselor Decca Knight is offering advice on how to parent deeply feeling kids.

Knight has a background in school counseling and is an EMDR Certified Therapist, trauma specialist, medical and legislative advocate, and a mom to a son.