Joelle Delbourgo Associates, Inc.

BIG REACTORS, Claire Lerner MSW

Licensed clinical social worker and author of Why is My Child in Charge Lerner details the key traits of highly sensitive children (HSCs), the science behind the temperament traits, and shows parents how to develop the tools to support their child’s strengths while also helping them learn to manage their emotions and reactions effectively. (Rowman & Littlefield, […]

Lerner

Claire Lerner is a licensed clinical social worker and child development specialist and the author of Why Is My Child In Charge? A Roadmap to Ending Power Struggles, Increasing Cooperation, and Finding Joy in Parenting Young Children (Rowman, 2021.) Her second book, Big Reactors, about highly sensitive children, was released by Bloomsbury in October 2025. […]