I was a VERY sensitive kid as well but my parents did not coddle me. I was ridiculed quite a bit and although you'd think that would make me tough it actually made me more sensitive to criticism, especially from authority figures. At my house I was told what to do and how to do it 24/7 and if I didn't do it right there was something wrong with me. I remember being in preschool and I was so afraid to ask to go to the bathroom I peed in my pants. Grown ups terrified me because I couldn't trust them and they clearly hated me.

Don't just naturally assume it is from excessive coddling. I have a very sensitive DCB right now and I often wonder what it's like in their home. He can't do things for himself because they just do it for them because of impatience and not wanting him to screw it all up. He waits for me to give him instruction on everything.

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