An anecdote from one of my clients:
My sweet baby grandson is 15 months old and, after honeymooning in Hawaii with his folks and big brother, he was sick after they got back home. I was babysitting him and after his nap he was waking up slow. As we cuddled and rocked, I noticed him pressing his fingers into his ear and jaw like that helped. It reminded me of the tapping we had done with John the week before.
It was a gentle, light, butterfly tapping all over our head, face, eyes, ears, neck, shoulders, chest. So I naturally did it to my grandson and he immediately spaced out. He was mesmerized. And when I stopped he reached up with both hands of chubby fingers and lightly tapped the side of his face for a bit. Then he pointed to me, his universal sign language for me to do it again.
I lightly tapped with him with him again, and he went back to sleep! Even though he had already napped for 2 ½ hours, and it was time for him to wake up.
This experience confirmed the power of tapping for me ---- especially with infants and young children.
Another story (from JF):
Our two-year old grandson was crying and fussing. My partner, Katya, was trying to distract him and calm him down, to no avail. She then thought of tapping, and began tapping gently on his back. Within seconds he calmed down and stopped crying and fussing.
As there are acupoints all over the body, it is simpler and easier, and possibly equally as effective, to randomly tap all over the body, especially with infants and children.
“Together we can heal the wounds of the World………”
John is an Accredited Certified Advanced EFT Practitioner. He specialises in Trauma, Anxiety and Academic Performance, and serves on the Board of Trustees for EFTi.
gila says
Help please! My grandson (18 months) is suspected to be abused in the kindergarten, his feelings are hurt for sure. How do i help him? If with a surrogate- whom to tap – mother herself or the baby and mother talks? Where can i find a relevant protocol? Thank you
Website Liaison says
Hi Gila,
I’m sorry to hear of what you and your grandson are experiencing. Since you asked about Surrogate Tapping, here is an article you may find helpful.
https://eftinternational.org/thoughts-on-surrogate-tapping/
In the future, posting a comment to articles is not the best way to get a response. If you are on Facebook, we have a public EFT group there called “EFT International” where you can post questions.
Take care,
Jade Barbee
Website Liaison
EFT International
Arlene Anisman says
Very powerful, We get such immediate feedback from young children! Thank you.