The Tapping Solution for Parents, Children & Teenagers

The experience of raising children can be one of life’s greatest gifts, but it can come with an overwhelming amount of stress and anxiety, while also generating feelings of self-doubt. Am I modeling the type of person I want my child to become? Am I doing enough to prepare my child to be resilient in an ever-changing world? Are my children happy and confident in themselves?

In The Tapping Solution for Parents, Children & Teenagers, NY Times best-selling author Nick Ortner encourages readers to first take a look at the amount of stress and worry in their lives as parents, reminding readers that self-care is critical. In the first section of the book, parents are guided on using the revolutionary technique known as EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), or Tapping, to release parental overwhelm, quiet worry, manage conflict and transform their experience of parenthood.

In the second section, Nick explores specific uses for Tapping with children, ranging from releasing negative emotions like anger, fear and phobias, to dealing with sadness, grief, guilt and shame. This powerful technique can even help with specific challenges such as anxiety disorders, difficulties with sleep, nightmares, performance anxiety, bullying, school jitters, divorce and much more. Nick emphasizes the importance of teaching children the social and emotional skills they need for success in life, school and work. This book will guide parents in using EFT Tapping to help their children learn how to handle emotional challenges by means of self-reflection, self-regulation and overall greater self-awareness.

Through the use of easy-to-follow diagrams, links to step-by-step videos and dozens of Tapping tips, The Tapping Solution for Parents, Children & Teenagers offers an easy-to-use resource to help solve many of the emotional and social challenges that families deal with on a daily basis.

Topics include:

PART 1: CULTIVATING PEACE, BECOMING PRESENT
Chapter 1: Kids, the Brain and Stress
Chapter 2: Quick and Powerful Stress Relief
Chapter 3: Releasing Parental Overwhelm
Chapter 4: Quieting Worry
Chapter 5: Reinventing Routinely Challenging Moments
Chapter 6: Managing Conflict by Releasing Taboo Emotions
Chapter 7: A Fresh Look at Transforming Parenthood

PART 2: TAPPING WITH CHILDREN
Chapter 8: How to Tap with Children
• Common Challenges Regarding Tapping with Children
--Introducing Tapping to Children
--Tapping with Elementary-School-Aged Children
--Tapping with Middle-School-Aged Children
--Tapping with Teenagers (High School)
--Measuring Progress
• Tapping Techniques You Can Try with Your Child
--“Tell the Story” Technique
--“The Box” Technique
--Visualization Technique
--Visualization Technique with Colors
Chapter 9: “Disorders”: Specific Help for the Child with Specific Needs
• Tapping with Your Child: ADD & ADHD
--Adult Tapping: Relieving Stress from Your Child’s ADD or ADHD
--Overcoming Social Anxiety
--Navigating Change
--Overcoming Inattention
--Overcoming Impulsivity
• Tapping with Your Child: SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER
--Adult Tapping: Relieving Stress from Your Child’s SPD
--Adjusting to a New School or Environment with SPD
--Overcoming the Need for Excessive Stimuli
--Overcoming Sensory Intolerance
--Overcoming Social/Emotional Issues Related to SPD
--Introducing a Sensory Object/Experience
Chapter 10: “Negative” Emotions and How to Release Them
• Tapping with Your Child: ANGER
--Adult Tapping: Releasing the Taboo
--Adult Tapping: From Release to Peace
--Releasing Anger (Younger Children)
--Releasing Anger toward Sibling(s)
--Releasing Anger (Middle School & High School Ages)
--Quieting an Angry Outburst
• Tapping with Your Child: FEARS AND PHOBIAS
--Adult Tapping: Releasing Fear
--Overcoming Fears Related to Past Events
--Overcoming the Fear of Needles
--Releasing the Fear of Spiders (and Other Creatures)
--Releasing the Resistance to Completely Eliminate a Fear
--Overcoming Fear of Water
--Releasing Fear(s) from a Scary Movie
--Eliminating Fears & Phobias (“Scan the Body” Technique)
--Eliminating the Fear of the Dark
--Overcoming the Fear of Loud Noises (Sirens, Etc.)
• Tapping with Your Child: SADNESS
--Adult Tapping: Making Peace with Sadness
--What Am I Sad About?
--Releasing Sadness about a Situation
--Feeling More Joy
• Tapping with Your Child: GRIEF
--Adult Tapping: Releasing Grief-Related Stress
--Processing Grief over a Loved One
--Opening to Support and Community after Loss
--Processing Grief over Losing a Grandparent
--Processing Grief over Losing a Pet
• Tapping with Your Child: DEPRESSION
--Adult Tapping: Releasing Stress around Your Child’s Depression
--Shedding “The Blues”
--Moving beyond Irritability
--Moving beyond Hopelessness
--“All I Want to Do Is______”
• Tapping with Your Child: GUILT
--Adult Tapping: Releasing Parental Guilt
--“I Lied/I Did a Bad Thing”
--“I Didn’t Do Enough”
--“I Shouldn’t Be This Good at School/Sports/Etc.”
--Releasing Traumatic Survivor’s Guilt
• Tapping with Your Child: SHAME AND SELF-HATRED
--Adult Tapping: Releasing Angst over Your Child’s Shame
--Letting Go of “You’re So _____” Remarks
--Releasing Stress from Self-Esteem Challenges
--Feeling Safe with Shame
--Releasing Self-Shaming Beliefs
--Feeling Self-Love
--Envisioning Unconditional Love
Chapter 11: Stress, Anxiety and Their Side Effects
• Tapping with Your Child: ANXIETY DISORDERS
--Adult Tapping: Releasing Anxiety about Your Child’s Disorder
--Overcoming Social Anxiety
--Releasing Anxiety from Being Excluded
--Quieting a Panic Attack
--Overcoming Obsessive Behavior
--Overcoming Selective Mutism
• Tapping with Your Child: SLEEP
--Adult Tapping: Falling Asleep, Waking Rested
--Quieting an Active Mind at Bedtime
--Relaxing Body & Mind at Bedtime
--Falling Back Asleep
• Tapping with Your Child: NIGHTMARES
--Adult Tapping: Releasing the Stress from Your Child’s Nightmares
--Neutralizing Nightmares and Tapping at Bedtime to Prevent Nightmares
--Neutralizing Nightmares after Traumas
Chapter 12: School Issues
• Tapping with Your Child: PERFORMANCE ANXIETY
--Adult Tapping: Overcoming Parental Performance Anxiety
--Releasing Test Anxiety
--Transforming “I’m Bad at ______” Beliefs
--Quieting Anxiety-Fueled Outbursts
--Preparing for Competition
--Stepping Out on Stage (or on the Field, Etc.)
• Tapping With Your Child: SCHOOL JITTERS
--Adult Tapping: Releasing the Stress of Your Child’s School Jitters
--Overcoming “Big Kid School” Jitters
--Feeling at Ease Riding the School Bus
--Overcoming New School Year Nervousness
--Overcoming First-Day-of-High-School (or Middle School) Jitters
• Tapping with Your Child: BULLYING
--Adult Tapping: Releasing Angst over Bullying
--Moving beyond Bullying
--Releasing Anger and Fear from Being Bullied
--No Longer the Bully
Chapter 13: Managing Challenging Relationships
• Tapping with Your Child: ADULTS
--Adult Tapping: Releasing Stress around Your Child’s Resistance toward You
--Releasing Angst over a Critical Coach
--Releasing Resistance toward a Teacher
--Releasing Anger at a Parent/Guardian
• Tapping with Your Child: YOUNG LOVE—CRUSHES, FLIRTATION
AND HEARTACHE
--Adult Tapping: Releasing Stress around Your Child’s “Young Love” Experience
--Releasing Icky Feelings about Unwanted Attention/Affection (Younger Child)
--Releasing the Stress of Unwanted Attention (Child)
--Quieting Obsessive Thoughts about a Crush (Pre-Teen/Teenager)
--S/he Dumped Me! (Pre-Teen/Teenager)
--“I Don’t Want To Talk about It” (Pre-Teen/Teenager)
--Releasing Big Emotions around Breakup/Rejection
(Pre-Teen/Teenager)
--“What Will They Think?” (Pre-Teen/Teenager)
--Moving On after Heartbreak (Pre-Teen/Teenager)
Chapter 14: Overcoming Personal Challenges
• Tapping with Your Child: “BIG T” AND “LITTLE T” TRAUMA
--Adult Tapping: Releasing the Stress of Your Child’s Experience
--Immediately after a “Little t” Trauma
--Releasing a Traumatic Memory
--Adult Tapping: Releasing Everyday Stress in the Midst of Trauma
--Feeling Safe in Your Body
• Tapping with Your Child: DIVORCE
--Adult Tapping: Announcing Divorce
--Adult Tapping: Releasing Anger around Divorce
--Adult Tapping: Gaining Clarity
--Adult Tapping: Releasing Guilt & Shame around Divorce
--Overcoming Confusion around Choosing a Parent
--Releasing Blame & Anger over Divorce
--Letting Go of Sadness over Divorce
--Adjusting to a New Home
--Releasing Self-Blame (“My Parents’ Divorce Is My Fault”)
--Accepting a Parent’s New Partner
Chapter 15: Healing
• Tapping with Your Child: ALLERGIES & ASTHMA
--Adult Tapping: Lowering Allergy- and Asthma-Related Stress
--Overcoming Allergies
--Quieting an Asthma Attack
--Calming Anxiety after an Asthma Attack
• Tapping with Your Child: INJURY HEALING
--Adult Tapping: Promoting Healing in the Body
--Overcoming Injury-Related Physical Symptoms
--Releasing Injury-Related Stress
• Tapping with Your Child: PAIN RELIEF
--Adult Tapping: Releasing the Stress of Your Child’s Pain
--Relieving Physical Pain
--Releasing a Pain-Related Event
--Releasing the Emotions Behind the Pain
ADDENDUM: Tapping in Schools
--Tapping in Elementary School
--Tapping in Middle & High School
--Giving High School Students the Gift of Self-Mastery
--How to Get Tapping into Your School