Have you ever heard the cliché that most everything goes back to our childhood? Time and time again, this has been verified during many of my adult client’s hypnosis sessions. Much of people’s limiting beliefs as well as negative self-talk originated in their formative years as children. During our early years as kids, we pick up the many habits, patterns and emotions that we will carry as adults. It is not uncommon for an adult to come in with the same issue/s that they learned as a child.
Because of this, it is crucial that children let go of any negative thoughts or attitudes that might impede their development into happy adults. During each hypnosis session with a child or teenager, the foremost goal is to have him or her walk out feeling more confident than ever – feeling as though he or she can do anything that they set their mind to do. The subconscious mind is taught that the world can be experienced in a positive and constructive way. Hypnotherapy is a wonderful way of priming your child for success. Your child can:
Do better in school
Because Hypnosis is a state of heightened suggestibility, the mind is able to take in positive suggestions which support doing well in school. The mind of a child can be convinced that school is beneficial and fun, making it is easier to focus on homework. Hypnosis can also literally help your child learn as well as read faster. At Monterey Peninsula College in California, Dr. Peter Mutke studied the ability of children to learn to read with or without hypnosis. He found that it took non-hypnotized children 22 sessions to learn as much as hypnotized children who were able to learn the same amount in only 5 hypnosis sessions.
Overcome Hang-ups
Many children think that if they were unable to pass a subject that they will never do well in that subject again. One of the best examples is math. During a Hypnosis session, it is possible to reframe how the child sees the past so that it doesn’t affect him/her in the future. An open optimistic mind is truly a gift.
Have Better Self-Confidence
Even at a young age, it is important for a child to get a sense of who they are and what they stand for. Not only does this boost Self-Confidence but it aids in making the right choices even when there is peer pressure that might otherwise veer him/her off course.
This is only a partial list of the different ways that Hypnosis / Hypnotherapy can help your child. Please call to discuss any particular issues that you would like to address.