How can the ThetaHealing technique help children?
~ The problem of falling asleep in the dark,
~ afraid of monsters at night,
~ bedwetting in older age,
~ eating disorders,
~ fear before starting a new school,
~ divorce,
~ grief (which can also be a dog),
~ depression,
~ birth of a sibling,
~ the flight of an older sibling from the family nest,
~ new family, new parents
~ half-sibling, step-sibling relationships,
~ touching, whether by an adult or by other children,
~ mockery,
~ crying for no apparent reason,
~ oversensitivity,
~ friendship issues,
~ "where I belong",
~ integration,
~ first love,
~ sexual intercourse,
~ sexual harassment,
~ frustrations,
~ running away from home,
~ physical or verbal abuse,
~ changed behavior,
~ alcoholism, drug abuse,
and I could list more.
Many people wouldn't even think that their child is anxious. It's very common, because so many things happen to them. Their lives begin with a high level of stress, because they go from a warm, safe little dark place to a huge, cold, blindingly bright place, full of colors, loud noises, and, not to mention, a lot of strangers. Just as they get used to the home atmosphere, they go nursery, where they experience for the first time that they are separated from their mother for a long time. They get used to the other children and caregivers and then they move to a new place. The preschool is in a new location, they get to know new children, new systems, new daycare teachers. A few years and school comes. Here, too, everything is renewed and they are given more tasks, even assessments and grades. The integration, homework, meeting expectations, the "What will you be when you grow up?" The stress caused by answering questions (even from neighbors) is topped by hormonal changes. And then comes not only high school and university (because comments like "without a degree you'll only be good as a toilet cleaner" really build a child's soul), but also the circle of friends, attraction to another person (if possible, it should be of the opposite sex, so that the family doesn't get called out), the topic of sexuality, "Who am I," which cause stress.
In practice, in the first two to three decades of our lives, we learn about continuous change, adaptation, and conformity, while trying to discover ourselves and the world.
And what I described is the life of a child from a better family background.
But what about those who were adopted, grew up in a foster home, where the parent was an alcoholic and beat them, or sexually abused them? Where the parents divorced and the child can see their father at best once every two weeks, at worst very rarely or never, because the aggrieved mother protects her child (and thus blames the child's father)? Those who were emotionally blackmailed, constantly criticized, compared to the neighbor's daughter or son? Those who were constantly subjected to expectations, either because the family lived in poverty or because "Everyone in our family is a doctor, lawyer, etc.", why would you want to be a photographer on the savannah?
So it's not easy. It's completely normal for everyone, even children, to carry grievances and traumas.
Of course, you can say, "My father beat me with a belt, and I still became a someone." Yes, you did. But on the one hand, a good parent wants a better life for their child, on the other hand, if someone grows up in the midst of such traumas, they are usually emotionally inaccessible, their trust in others is completely unstable, their self-acceptance is at rock bottom, they are incapable of deep emotional attachment, commitment, their own happiness is always dependent on others, etc., in other words, they cannot create an emotionally healthy environment for their child. And if your child does not develop the patterns they have learned from them, they will raise their children in a similar way.
The opportunity is here to make our children's lives better. I deeply believe that every child deserves unconditional love, emotional connection, trust, support, hugs and kisses. It doesn't matter who their mother is, who their father is.
Every child is born perfect!