Empower Your Child With Hypnosis

Are your goals directed to living your ‘best life’ by making changes that promote a healthy mind, body and spirit?  Whatever your goals may be, have you considered that living your ‘best life’ includes helping your child to live his or her best life?

Hypnosis is a powerful yet simple way in which to develop and nurture your child’s self-esteem and sense of self-worth. It can help your child tap into a massive reservoir of personal power. Hypnosis is a technique that harnesses one’s natural ability to enter an altered state of consciousness.

Children do this daily when they daydream or ‘zone out’. In this naturally occurring trance state, they experience a state of relaxed concentration and calmness in which their  conscious mind is bypassed and their powerful subconscious mind is receptive to empowering and beneficial suggestions. Children access this state naturally several times throughout the day.  They slip into these states very easily while they are at play, watching TV and/or at bed-time when they are about to fall asleep.

As parents, you can use these naturally occurring trance states with your child to boost her self-esteem and confidence. The key is to recognize the trance states when they occur and then use them to ‘speak’ to your child’s subconscious mind.

Here’s How:

Recognize the trance state by looking for those times when your child is in a state of relaxed concentration and calmness - when he is zoned out. This may occur when he is drawing a picture, playing make-believe with his favourite toys, watching his favourite DVD or just as he is drifting off to sleep. He may have a glazed look in his eyes and/or may appear to be caught up in his own little world.

Sit next to your child and start saying positive things (it is important to use positive words and avoid using negative statements). Your positive statements should aim to boost self-esteem and confidence. Here is an example: “You are a wonderful person, you are so smart and creative”; “you like to try new things at school”; “you are well-liked”; “it is easy to tell that you are a wonderful person”; “you like to share your toys”; “you are so good at sharing your crayons because you are a very kind person”; “you are so good to your little sister”; “I love you very, very much”.

When you are speaking to your child, modulate your voice so that is slightly softer than your normal speaking voice and speak slowly. Ensure that you use words that your child understands.

Simply speak to her for a few minutes in this manner. Your child may say things, move around, nod her head or speak to you. That’s perfectly normal. If she asks you what you are doing, be transparent and tell her that you are talking to her subconscious mind that works like an inner mind computer so that she knows how great she is.

Using these naturally occurring trance states to speak to your child’s subconscious mind can be an effective way of empowering your child. This technique can help your children realize how wonderful and powerful they are at a deep level. 

C. Sarla Mills & Francesca Gigliotti Chari are Certified Hypnotherapists specializing in Paediatric Hypnotherapy at Art of Empowerment Inc. For appointments call (416) 364-2072, or go to: www.ArtOfEmpowerment.com

C. Sarla Mills graduated from The University of Toronto in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Psychology (Specialist), Development in Human Learning (Major) and Anthropology (Minor). She is a Certified Hypnotherapist. Sarla is a practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming, has completed Past Life Therapy training and is trained to use hypnosis with children.

Sarla's work history includes counselling abused women and their children and Case Management for adolescents and adults through the Ministry of Community and Social Services. Sarla also has extensive experience in the corporate world in various capacities. This includes 5 years as a Manager of New Developments and Special Projects for a national company. Sarla’s philosophy of the mind-body connection has been inspired through her study and daily practice of meditation and yoga. She incorporates this philosophy in her hypnotherapy sessions to motivate her clients. Sarla is the President Elect of her Toastmaster’s Club and enjoys motivational speaking. She is working towards her Competent Toastmaster’s Certification. Sarla is a member of the following associations: Ontario Association of Hypnotherapists National Guild of Hypnotists Inc.

Francesca Gigliotti Chari is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work degree (University of Toronto, 1997) and is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. She has specific training to use Narrative Therapy and Hypnosis with children. Since 1998 Francesca has provided counselling services to individuals, couples and families living with mental illness. Francesca's work in clinical hypnotherapy is driven by an eclectic approach which integrates elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Communication Theory, Systems Theory, and Narrative Therapy. Francesca believes that clients are the experts of their lives and works using a client-centred approach to collaboratively work with clients to define the methods and action plans that will be utilized in therapy. Since 2000 Francesca has facilitated various psycho-therapeutic, self-help support groups. Because Francesca is fluent in Italian, she offers services in both English and Italian. She has also worked with community organizations to implement integrated programs for children with developmental challenges such as Autism and Pervasive Developmental Delay. Francesca is a member of the following associations: Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, Ontario Association of Social Workers, Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis - Ontario Division, National Guild of Hypnotists Inc., Ontario Association of Hypnotherapists