UsingTappingwithChildren
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“ThefirststepistoTHINKABOUTYOURPROBLEM.”Ifthechildisalreadyupsetyoucanskipthispartasitisobviousthechildisthinkingabouttheissueorfeeling.Say“Thisexercisewillcalmyoudownandhelpyouthinkmoreclearlyaboutyourproblem.IfyoulearnthisexerciseyoucanbeupsetonlywhenYOUchosetobeupset.”“Nowwewanttoknowhowupsetyouare.”Foryoungerchildrenuseout-stretchedarmstomeasurehowupsetthechildis.UsehandsinaprayerposiRonindicaRngnoupset.Olderchildrenmayhavenoproblemwithtellingyouona0to10scalehowupsettheyare.OK,thefirststepistotapthesideofyourhand.”Showthembyusingyourhandasanexampletotaponthefa"ysideofthehand.YoucantellthechilditiscalledtheKarateChopspot.Thisspotcanalsobeintroducedasthe‘friendlyspot’asthatiswhereyoutouchanotherperson’shandwhenyoushakehandstoshowyouare‘friendly.’Makea‘set-up’statementsuchas:“EventhoughIhavethisproblem,Iamasuperkid,”
UsingTappingwithChildren
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-AdaptedfromEnergy4Kids-AnnAdams
First‘tapping’point.–Usethreeorfourfingersandtapbetweentheeyebrows.(TapaboutsevenRmes.)–seediagramnextpageSecondpoint.–Usetwofingersofbothhandsandtaponthebonypartunderbotheyes.(TapaboutsevenRmes.)Thirdpoint.–Usedaclosedfisttothechestjustbelowandtothele]ofthethroatforthecollarbonespot.(AboutsevenRmes.)Cancrossarmsandtapbothsides.Fourthpoint.–Tapunderbotharms.Thisislikegivingayourselfahug.Wraparmsaroundyourbodyandpatunderbotharmsaboutapalmwidthbelowthearmpit.Foryoungerchildrenyoucancallthisthe‘monkeyspot’andhavethemtapwitheachhandunderthesamearm.Theygetakickoutofthis!(TapaboutsevenRmes.)RepeatthisexercisethreeRmesforaparRcularproblemorunRltheupsetgoesaway.SomeRmeswhenoneproblemiscalmedanotherrelatedproblemcomesupandthechildmustrepeattheprocessforthesecondproblem.Tapwiththechild–youwillfeelbe"ertoo!
4TappingPointsforYoungerChildren
Tapwithbothhands
together,onbothsidesofface/body
1.Startofeyebrow
2.Undertheeye
3.Usingclosedfists,poundlikeTarzanonbothcollarbonepoints
4.Withpalmsopenflat,tapunderbotharmslikeyouarehuggingyourself
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