There are a lot  more young children who are experiencing the side effects of not getting enough sleep. As part of a 1997 study, it showed outcomes that there are 11 percent of young people within ages 5 to 12 who cannot sleep well at night, 7 percent would wake up at the middle of the night, 17 percent would have difficulties waking up the following day and another 17 percent would feel extremely exhausted.

Insomnia among children is attributed mainly to night time fears and anxious dreams.  These may be an effect of several factors like environmental aspects, consumption of alcohol or caffeine, or sometimes inadequate parental supervision.  Children who fall asleep late of course tend to wake up late.

Hypnosis for children is used to help children relax or calm down before bedtime.  In contrast to what is widely known, you do not have to be asleep to be affected by hypnosis.  You should be unconscious but into deep state of relaxation.  The subconscious would be more receptive to suggestion during this period.  There are programs where the hypnotherapists would give your suggestions which would eliminate stress and other negative energy preventing you to get a restful street.

After entering a deep relaxed state, it is important to address the reason behind restlessness at night.  Resolving insomnia with hypnosis also involves that you  look into your habits and change your nightly ritual which would help you quickly fall asleep soundly.

There are also visualization in which the mind can be trained to flush out all thoughts and feeling that brings anxiety and stress preventing you to be at peace and at ease when on your own bed. There are also hypnosis programs for insomnia which encourage patients to listen to a CD or watch a DVD.

About bedwetting, one out of three children wet the bed until the age of six.  While there are about 2 to 10 percent of teenagers who still wet the bed from time to time.  Unresolved, bedwetting can even lead to more severe problems as they grow older.

Hypnosis can also be used to resolve bed wetting problems.  There are several CDs where children can listen to stories especially designed for their situations.  Some parents discover that aside from removing bed wetting problems, children also started to:

- Appreciate themselves more
- Discover unique abilities
- Deal with sadness in a healthier manner
- Handle criticisms very well
- Achieve a feeling of well being and in control

Most of  the hypnosis methods for children are used is in gentler forms,  most of the hypnotherapists use the “blow away technique”.  They blow away emotions and fears which prevent them from sleeping or wetting the bed.

Of course there is something much better than hypnosis for children, prevention is still the top action that you can do.  Instead to giving them lectures and getting angry because of wetting the bed, focus more on the success they have done  previously for staying dry overnight.  Remind them to go or relive themselves in the bathroom before going to bed and also limiting the liquid intake two hours before going to bed.

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist
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Hypnotherapy is the process of using hypnosis to treat any disease, addiction or disorders.  Currently, hypnosis are used for children to overcome any anxiety, fear or other issues that can affect them as they grow.  Most of children, respond to hypnotherapy pretty well, which is why this technique is pretty much getting attention and used by experts to resolve juvenile concerns.

Hypnotherapy is attributed on resolving bedwetting, thumb sucking, eating problems and other problems.  It is even attributed in releasing stress and pressure children experienced.  They say that children can be hypnotized as early as 3, but children above age 5 are found to be more responsive to hypnosis.

Actually all people can benefit from hypnosis. There are pregnant women suing this to reduce early morning sickness and nausea.  It can even be used during labor so that the pain would not be that painful.

A hypnotherapy technique mostly used for children would be the “blow away” technique.  In this technique or method, the children are induced into a hypnotic state asking to blow away any negative feelings.  Other techniques would include relaxation and mental images which is somehow related to a daydream or a child’s fantasy.

The number of sessions needed by a child depends on the development and progress that can be seen.  But on the average, 4 to 8 session are needed to make positive changes.  The changes brought by hypnotherapy can be permanent.  Not until, there are negative forces or influences that the child can feel. This would bring the effects of the session to rubble.   If this cases or situations ever occur, then there would be reinforcement or back up sessions to help the child strengthen the positive traits that were built-up in the past.

Children with the following problems can be helped by hypnosis:

- Children in pain, like those who are undergoing treatment for cancer.
- Children who is often anxious and breathes quickly and shows faster heart rate.
- Children who have been wetting their bed at night time.
- Children with asthma.
- Children with different problems or disorders like ADHD or parents who are undergoing separation or divorce.

Not giving attention to the children’s difficulties eventually led the students to fail in their schoolwork, lack if focus and ability to concentrate and social withdrawal.  How they relate with the family members and the friends also change.  These behavioural problems, like fear and anxieties, tend to show through their mannerisms.  It could manifest with twitching, hair pulling, nail biting, asthma attacks, etc.

Most people had the impression that when somebody undergoes hypnosis they do not know what they are doing.  When children undergo hypnotherapy sessions, the expert hypnotists make sure that the children know what they are saying to them and what they are going to do is actually for their benefit.

Hypnosis is also effective because it uses three elements that reverberate on the individual. The three most important elements of hypnosis are relaxation, increased concentration and focus on the goal.  When all of these elements worked together, the results can be very positive.

Although it is still not that popular among pediatricians, it is starting to gain trust.  According to a study written by Michael Castleman, it cited that Johns Hopkins is recognizing  hypnosis for children something valuable for addressing problems like migraines or headaches, anxiousness, bedwetting and pain.

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Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
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