Hypnosis for weightloss works well with chinldren and young adults.

Hypnotherapy addresses the reason why your child is overweight and helps affect the way the brain feels about food, exercise, emotional hunger, cravings, beliefs about the body and much more.

Handling this issue must be done in a way that supports your child’s self esteem. What every child needs most is love and support, not criticism from the one place they need to feel the safest…home.

If you are embarrassed about your overweight child’s appearance that is an issue you have that needs to be worked on. Don’t put that on your child. Nothing will damage their self-esteem more quickly than letting them know you are embarrassed by their appearance. 

Please remember to NEVER, EVER, EVER single a child out for their weight by saying things like, “we are worried about your weight,” or “should you be eating that?” or anything else that is critical or mean.  Don’t allow anyone to tease or bully them. 

Learn about nutrition and healthy eating and more importantly help them build their self-esteem so that they will want to keep their bodies healthy and well nourished. It is safe to assume that all food served at school is unhealthy.  If you want your child to eat a healthy lunch, you have to pack it yourself. When someone in the family is at an unhealthy weight, then the whole family will benefit from eating a healthier diet and getting more exercise, so make any changes for the whole family. 

Your children need to know you love them no matter what, and that you want them to be healthy and happy. 

Hypnosis works so well with children because they have a greater responsiveness to suggestion. Most children only need 3-4 sessions, with improvement beginning from the very first session. Children’s session are tailored to their individual attention spans and usually last less than an hour.

As in any intervention with children, it is important for parents to be present and informed. During sessions the parent is either relaxing nearby in the background or waiting outside the hypnosis office. Parents are encouraged to provide support and reinforcement for the child in between sessions.