First Aid for your Child's Mind

Originally a Montessori Teacher, Alicia ran her own School for five years and followed this up with further training and studies at the Anna Freud Centre in London. In 2003 she went on to train as an Integrative Psychotherapist and followed this up with numerous trainings in NLP; Thought Field Therapy (TFT or Tapping); Havening Techniques; Mindfulness at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre and Childhood Obesity at the National Centre for Eating Disorders.She’s now a qualified Trainer running workshops on a variety of topics, including parenting.Alicia has run a successful practice in London’s Harley Street for 14 years now and her unique blend of psychology and practical parenting advice means she’s the number one choice for parents when it comes to changing children’s unwanted habits and behaviours. From fussy-eating, obesity, anxiety, fears and phobias to thumb-sucking, nail-biting, bedwetting and sleep problems, Alicia helps parents steer their children on the right path. Alicia’s work is regularly featured in the media including BBC radio, Daily Mail, The Sun, Mother & Baby, Fox News, 9Jumpin’.She’s the author of three books which have proved popular for their ‘easy-to-read’ style and the fast results that can be achieved:Stop Bedwetting in 7 Days (MX publishing 2009; Matador, 2012 2nd edition) This book is NHS recommended.To be translated into Polish - 2018Fix Your Life with NLP (Simon & Schuster, 2012) Translated into Russian (Eksmo 2012)Translated into Malayalam (DC Books 2013; reprinted 2018)Words that Work: How to Get Kids to Do Almost Anything (Matador, 2015)

• Introduction 1 SECTION 1 – MAKING SENSE OF IT ALL 7 Chapter 1: Anxiety: what’s it all about? 9 Chapter 2: How your child’s mind works 17 SECTION 2 – STEPS TO SUCCESS 25 Chapter 3: Detox your environment 27 Chapter 4: Let’s talk 35 Chapter 5: Tools to help 53 SECTION 3 – FIRST AID TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES 59 Chapter 6: Let’s relax 61 Chapter 7: Psycho-sensory therapies 75 Chapter 8: Visualisation techniques 85 SECTION 4 – PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE 113 Chapter 9: General worries 115 Chapter 10: Stage fright, auditions, interviews 125 Chapter 11: Phobia: fear of dogs 131 Chapter 12: Fear of spiders and snakes 137 Chapter 13: Medical anxiety: doctors, injections and germs 143 Chapter 14: School refusal 149 Chapter 15: Bullying 157 Chapter 16: Exam stress 165 Chapter 17: Travel anxiety: fear of fl ying 171 Chapter 18: Sleep problems 177 A final note 183 Notes 185 Useful contact details 187 Also by Alicia Eaton 189 About the author 191

This is an extremely informative gem of a book. If you have or know of anyone with sensitive/anxious children this would definitely be recommended. It's very easy to read with expert advice and exercises which appear to be an excellent support for the child. It also, gives advice and guidance for parents as to how to deal with certain sensitive or anxious situations. It really does make you aware of how children adapt and learn from their environment and how this may influence them. Would highly recommend this to all who are in need of this support.