A young child's mind is completely sub-conscious.
What a child hears is truth to their sub-conscious, as no analytical ability has developed.Babies
are born with two fears: the fear of falling and the fear of loud
noises. Everything else is learned through identification and
association.Take as an example a
situation where a child grabs the family kitten, and is scratched. The
child then arrives at the conclusion through experience that the kitten
is bad. Yet another child grabs the family kitten, but this time the
kitten purrs, and is very loving and gentle. This child through
experience develops a positive identification with the kitten. It is
through a constant acquisition of these imprints that a baby acquires a
context of associations and identifications leading to impressions of
good or bad. What is positive to one child may be negative to another.
As the child grows, they develop thousands of negatives and positives
which form what we call our "life scripting".Somewhere
between the ages of eight and twelve, the critical mind begins to form
and, along with it, logic and reason. This critical mind acts like a
filter, accepting what is known and rejecting what is unknown. At this
stage, the critical mind is not very strong, and the sub-conscious mind
which associates and identifies is predominant.The
sub-conscious mind handles all automatic functions, our expectations
and our imagination. A child's imagination serves a very useful
function. They delight in indulging in a world of fantasy, pretend, and
daydreaming. They may use fantasy in creative and inventive activities,
to modify an unpleasant situation, or to gratify unmet needs or new
achievements. Children's stories of fantasies and fairy tales fuel
their imagination and are a very important component in the development
of the thinking process.As the child matures, and the critical mind
becomes as strong as the sub-conscious mind, conflicts arise between
the two parts of the mind. Imprinted associations in the sub-conscious
mind may conflict with the logic and reason of the critical mind. There
is a lot of discussion about the barrage of negative images on
television that seep into the sub-conscious mind of children. As
children watch T.V., their critical mind tells them that what they're
seeing is make-believe and not real, but their sub-conscious mind is
receiving imprints which desensitize them to violence. This programming
of the sub-conscious mind affects the decision making process of the
critical mind, which can lead to negative behavior and development.
Children are also very receptive to positive ideas being imprinted into
their sub-conscious mind. The hypnotherapists at Atlanta West
Hypnotherapy Clinic emphasize specific and proven techniques that
enhance and strengthen the child's positive abilities. The techniques
used to induce hypnosis are tailored to each child's developmental
stage and learning style. Hypnotherapy is conducted in the context of a
very safe and comfortable environment. Hypnotherapy can help children
with:
- Eating and sleeping patterns.
- Improvement in relationships with other children, siblings, and adults.
- Improvement in exam anxiety.
- Improvement in behavior both at home and at school.
- The ability to concentrate and pay attention.
- More active participation in play/group activities, as well as classroom learning.
- A reduction in the levels of irritability.
- Reduction in hostile and unsociable behavior.
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