Bub – The Sensitive Boy

The Bub is a highly sensitive boy. He is super aware of his feelings and he is not shy to tell you if he is happy or upset with you. As his parents, we have learned to how to avoid his trigger points in order to keep him in a good mood.

For example, he does NOT like to be called a small boy. This is despite the fact that he is really relatively small in both size and age. As his parents, it is easy for us to avoid this. But we often warn friends or relatives in advance that he does not like to be addressed that way.

We have read that for kids like him, we will have to be very careful with our words and actions as they may leave a lasting impact on his mind. Therefore as his parents, we tend to be more mindful of what we do. But this does not mean that we avoid disciplining him altogether. We still let him know when he is in the wrong and sit him down patiently to explain why some of the things he does is unacceptable behavior. We also do our best to explain to him the consequences of his actions so that he understands that for every action, there is an effect and consequence, so that he is able to learn how to make the right decisions in life.

He is also very aware of our emotions and tends to pick up signals really quickly when we are feeling frustrated or agitated with him. He would stop us and ask us if we are happy with him. It surprises us that he is not only in tune with his emotions but also with the emotions of the people around him. Sometimes, he would just randomly blurt out phrases like, “I love you, Papa & Mama” just to let us know how much he loves us. We don’t really need him to tell us that he loves us, as we know that he loves us as much as we love him, but it is still so sweet to be hearing such lovey-dovey words from him.

We love him just the way he is, and we hope that he keeps loving us the way he does too. 😀