Hypnotherapy for Children:
Children are often better candidates for hypnosis
than adults, and the process can help resolve such problems
as pain, anxiety,
bed-wetting and asthma.
Robert Shacter of New York’s Mount Sinai
school of medicine talked about children and hypnosis on the
Saturday early show.
He said children tend to respond to hypnotic suggestion better
than adults because they are more in touch with their imaginations.
Children can be hypnotised as early as age 3, “but in
our personal experience, we have found that children ages 5 or
older respond best to the treatment”.
What role, if any, does the parent play during a hypnotherapy
session?
As in any therapy, it is important for parents to know what
is going on. In the actual session the parent is there or in
the background. They really don’t play any part in the
actual therapy. They are encouraged to observe and understand
the therapeutic process that is being administered.
How Many times does a typical child visit a hypnotherapist?
Most children attend 4 to 8 sessions with a qualified hypnotherapist.
During that time, the hypnotherapist can teach a child how to
hypnotise himself.
How do I know if my child is a candidate for hypnotherapy?
Most children are good candidates. It just depends on whether
the problems they are having can be helped by hypnosis. If not,
the Alpha Clinic provides alternative Therapy, increasing the
likeliness of a positive outcome.
Here are some of the problems that might be helped by hypnotherapy.
- Bed-Wetting – Many
doctors prescribe medicine for children who have a bed-wetting
problem. But now more physicians
are turning
to hypnosis, which has very positive results. Part
of the reason that it works so well is that kids play an
active role in their
treatment rather than just taking a pill.
- Asthma – When children
with asthma feel their throats constricting,
they begin to feel anxious and
breathe more heavily.
With hypnosis, you teach the child to calm
down and bring them to another place.
How effective is hypnosis in children?
In the right child, hypnotherapy can be very successful.
Remember, there are some children who have a harder time letting
go. But
for those who can, the results can be very positive. Another
plus of hypnotherapy is that unlike drugs, the risk of harm is
practically zero.
Why aren’t more doctors using hypnotherapy?
It is just not taught that much in colleges, and some people
still don’t want to recognise it as a viable alternative.
However it is becoming increasingly popular.
For more information, go to www.child.com
Hypnotherapy for Children -
Children have a great hypnotic talent,
as they use imagination, visualisation and fantasy. The child
must possess at least some
form of motivation for change. We in the Alpha Clinic work with
this strategy along with the medical and psychological needs
as well
as developmental
levels to shift the child’s thought process.
In the Alpha Clinic we specialise
in imagery and visualisation for issues such as bed-wetting,
phobias,
sleep disturbances
etc……..
The age of the child may be
as young as two, however it depends on what the issue is
e.g. if it is for bed-wetting the then child
must be over the age of six. Parents are encouraged to observe
the hypnotherapeutic session, as well as encourage
the child
between sessions.
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