Product Description

Provides a collection of hypnotic scripts for children from six to sixteen, this book offers an easy to follow, solution - focused ways to structure treatment sessions. In addition background information, advice, contra - indications and possible pitfalls are provided on common and not so common childhood problems. Clear and easy to use, it will appeal to all levels of experience. It has a variety of tried and tested inductions and scripts for different ages and thinking styles using up-to-date metaphors such as computer programs and play stations as well as the more traditional balloons, gardens and magic hammocks. Issues include self esteem, confidence, bedwetting, soiling, the effects of bullying, behaviour problems, school issues such as lack of organisational skills, study skills, exam strategies using accelerated learning skills, overcoming general anxiety, anxiety in relation to exams and school phobia.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77528 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

Review
At last, the book our profession has been waiting for, one those of us who know Lynda Hudson have been encouraging her to write for a long time. Lynda is the acknowledged expert on the use of hypnotherapy with children and her many years of experience are shared and reflected in the information, protocols, and creative and inventive scripts contained within this volume. ... Scripts and Strategies in Hypnotherapy with Children really is an essential addition to any therapist s library. --Peter Mabbutt FBSCH, Director of Studies for the London College of Clinical Hypnosis, Co-author of Hypnotherapy for Dummies

… this rich volume captures the confident, positive, warm and imaginative spirit that embodies creative hypnosis with young people then distills it into an enjoyable and practical solution. I will use it a lot. --Laurence I. Sugarman, MD, President, American Board of Medical Hypnosis

Those who treat children regularly will find this book a valuable addition to their bookshelf. It contains a wealth of useful advice, guidance and information when dealing with children and teenagers. It is clear, well written and comes from the pen of a therapist with great experience and skill in treating young people. --John S. Hempstead, Chairman, British Society of Clinical Hypnosis

I have often looked for a book like this on working with children, and this is an excellent volume. ... All-in-all a well structured and easy to read book which will form a welcome addition to any hypnosis practitioner's reference library. --Ursual James, Visiting Teaching Fellow, Oxford University Medical School

Ms. Hudson's stories are delightfully imaginative; her language is permissive and she includes ego-strengthening in every script to foster self-esteem and self-efficacy. ... [She] has provided the hypnosis world with a wonderful resource for working with children. --Lynda Thomson PhD, MSN, CPNP

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I have often looked for a book like this on working with children, and this is an excellent volume. ... All-in-all a well structured and easy to read book which will form a welcome addition to any hypnosis practitioner's reference library.

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Ms. Hudson's stories are delightfully imaginative; her language is permissive and she includes ego-strengthening in every script to foster self-esteem and self-efficacy. ... [She] has provided the hypnosis world with a wonderful resource for working with children.

Customer Reviews

The Book we have all been waiting for !
Scripts & Strategies in Hypnotherapy with Children
For young people 5 - 15
Lynda Hudson
ISBN 978 1845901394
Crown House Publishing Ltd
If you don't have any more room on the book shelf after purchasing all the books that I and colleagues have reviewed for you in The Hypnotherapist then I suggest a trip to B&Q to purchase either some wood and brackets OR a totally new bookcase.
This book by Lynda Hudson is one of the most exciting books that I have reviewed in years and also, I feel, one of the most long awaited too.
I feel I had a link with the author and a devotion to the book as soon as I noticed that she was a former teacher as well as being a Clinical Hypnotherapist. I was a primary Head teacher in what feels like a former existence now, and have long been interested in the potential of using hypnotherapy with children.
I was privileged to review Linda Thomsons's books featuring Harry the Hypno-potamus. They were groundbreaking and immensely appealing to therapist and patient alike. However, the field lacked substance almost. It lacked a real hypnotherapy practitioners reference book which had depth, creativity, insight, suggestion and clarity. This book has it all and I feel confident that this will be seen as one of the most important and highly successful of books ever to come from the Crown House stable.
Whether or not you work with children this book will be compelling reading for you. It is an invaluable source for any therapist. She has great clarity of style and as well as being a mine of information, the books is also highly readable. In fact for a while this book was my main reading matter rather than a novel. It was that compelling. It had that drawing powe r and the crysta l clear working scripts were a delight to read in their own right as they showed that the author had deep knowledge of how the child functions and how a child's mind reacts to varied stimuli.
The book is unique and I will be amazed if any other book comes up to= this standard let alone overtake it. This is a professional book written for professionals by a professional. It has everything that we look for, academic background, scientific substance, creative ingenuity and sound working methodology.
The realm of subjects covered is wide and I was pleased to see covered such issues as anxiety, sleeping disorders, habit disorders, enuresis and even bullying.
It should be a "must read" for all those training to be teachers as well as therapists as this lady has true insight and understands her subjects ( the children and their needs ) thoroughly
Even SATS could become bearable after going through the Magic Bus script for Learning and Exams ( bit don't tell any teachers I just said that ).
Much of a teachers time is spent in helping children become what they were meant to become, helping them to feel good about themselves, helping them to feel positive, valued. This book covers all those and more.
This is a world changi ng book. Yes,=2 0I mean that. It helps us as therapists move ahead confidently and knowledgeably to help relieve the difficulties of those many youngsters who face problems today. They are our future. This book is a wonderful resource for anyone who is working with them.
I wholeheartedly commend it to you.
If there was a Booker Prize for Hypnotherapy texts this would be way up there on the top of my list!
David Slater is Reviewer for the Hypnotherapy Association in its Journal The Hypnotherapist.

An easy read full of great ideas and information - a must buy!
This book is absolutely brilliant! It is easy to read yet contains useful, relevant and detailed information covering a significant range of topics. The scripts included are excellent - very easy to adapt to different hobbies for specific children or alter for different age ranges. I have already used this book several times and am sure I will refer to it continually in the future. It inspired me to do more hypnotherapy techniques with children.

This book is a must have for anyone working in this field (or even just interested) and is worth every penny.

C.Dyson
Clinical Hypnotherapist & Behaviour Support Teacher

Script and Strategies in Hypnotherapy with Children
This book was exactly as described. I have already used some of the scripts on various aged children. I have found it to be invaluable when working with children.