Clinical Hypnosis for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges: A Conversation with U of M Physician Andy Barnes

Summary: <a href="https://cnbd.umn.edu/bio/cnbd-faculty-staff/andrew-barnes" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>Clinical hypnosis for children can sound strange or even scary to many of us. But <a href="https://www.umphysicians.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of Minnesota pediatrician</a> <a href="https://cnbd.umn.edu/bio/cnbd-faculty-staff/andrew-barnes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andy Barnes</a> finds hypnosis for children to be an effective, child-friendly way to help his young patients (tots to teens) use play and imagination to strengthen self-regulation skills and manage their behavior in situations that challenge them.<br> <br>  <br> <br> In concrete, practical terms, Andy discusses how he uses hypnosis and biofeedback in his practice and also mentions books and inexpensive devices that can help parents and children enhance their self-regulation skills beyond the doctor’s office.<br> <br>  <br> <br> In talking about his use of clinical hypnosis for children, Dr. Barnes stated, “It’s always self-hypnosis.” What did he mean by that? Give an example of ways he engages his young patients in self-hypnosis.<br> <br>  <br> <br> For the Be the Boss of Your Body series, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;field-keywords=Timothy+Culbert+M.D.+and+Rebecca+Kajander+&amp;rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3ATimothy+Culbert+M.D.+and+Rebecca+Kajander+" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For Conquering Your Child's Chronic Pain, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Conquering-Your-Childs-Chronic-Pain/dp/0060570172" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For HeartMath,<a href="https://www.heartmath.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> click here</a>.<br> <br> For the National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute (NPHTI), <a href="http://www.nphti.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For Andy's show on habits like nail-biting, nose-picking and thumb-sucking, <a href="http://momenough.com/2017/07/nail-biting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For Andy's show on potty training, <a href="http://momenough.com/2014/07/best-ways-to-potty-train" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.