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 - 2018 Fix 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