Anger, frustration, fear, anxiety – they all go together don’t they?

Lets analyze this for a moment; Those who are angry are also frustrated (at their situation). They are fearful of what they are capable of when in an angry state; yet anxious when the thought of getting to the root cause arises;

Nine times out of ten when a child is angry there is a legitimate reason for it. A child just wants to be a child, sometimes they are caught in a web of adult ‘crap’ (for lack of a better word), and sometimes life circumstances throw them a nasty curveball called trauma or grief. Then there’s things like bullying, peer pressure (fear). Or maybe they just are angry at simple things like homework (frustration) or the upcoming school speech (anxiety).

 Energy tapping is a tool of empowerment, when used as a preventative tool it can help alleviate outbursts of anger-frustration-fear-anxiety. It can get to the core issue faster than any other therapy that I know of, and best of all it produces profound belief changes that help an individual (child or adult) move forward when they feel stuck because of anger - frustration - fear - anxiety!  Onward and Upward I say!

Check out the easy tapping statements below then go here for a chart on the tapping points

Easy tapping statements for anger - frustration - fear - anxiety (child);

“Even though I feel myself getting angry (frustrated - scared- anxious) I'm an awesome kid!”

“Even though I’m really angry (frustrated - scared- anxious) at (my Mom/the bully/teacher etc..) I know I’m a great kid!

Or

Even though I hate doing homework and it makes me sooo angry (frustrated - scared- anxious)  I’m an awesome kid!

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What is a FUNK?

Let’s talk about a ‘funk’ – in my world a ‘funk’ is a bad day! It may start out like this; you wake up in the morning get out of bed, stub your toe – bang your knee on that damn corner of the bed (yet again) and slip on your partner’s sock that was left on the floor, you hear the kids yelling and so on…what do you do?

Get in the shower (sit on the bed) take a few minutes and Tap: ‘Even though my day has started in a funk, I love and accept myself completely! Even though I’ve already stubbed my toe, banged my knee, slipped and hear the kids yelling I accept me and love me unconditionally. Even though my day has started in a funk I am going to have an amazing day full of possibilities!’ Tap tap tap….keep tapping until you feel better, be persistent; keep going; don’t give up, keep tapping until you know it’s no longer going to be a funk day! (This is a great way to develop the habit of tapping which is what I wrote about in the Stress Eraser blog. Remember statistically 21 days to develop a healthy habit.)

Your day may start out in a funk but it certainly doesn’t have to end that way NO WAY; Empower yourself; Do yourself a favour; Do your body good and TAP!

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Energy Tapping - The Stress Eraser!

“The Stress Eraser”

You have it right at your fingertips!

A great explanation for children “Think of it this way; the pencils are your fingers and the erasers are your fingertips; while we tap on certain points on the face and upper body (eyebrow point, under nose, collarbone and under arm to name a few) we actually erase the anger/nervousness/sadness etc.. we have at the time. How cool is that!”

Now let me try to explain it to the grown-ups! “Energy tapping involves stating the issue/problem/negative emotion, along with a positive statement about oneself and tapping on 10 – 14 meridian points on the upper body, face and hand while staying focused on the issue. It is as easy as it sounds.”

Remember the best way to get your children to develop the habit of tapping is to do it yourself; be the change you wish to see in your children! Take the time (2 minutes) every morning or evening (or both) to stop and tap with your child. Call it S.A.T. (Stop-And-Tap) and do it before or after they brush their teeth. Developing this habit will help balance out energy patterns and get rid of any “negative” feelings or emotions you or your child may be feeling (could be a dream or recent incident has triggered a negative disruption) why not clear it before it has a chance to grow!

The biggest deterrent I find people have to tapping is they feel like they don’t know what to say. For beginning a morning or evening routine try something as simple as the statements below. (you can replace the ‘kid’ with person/parent etc..)

Morning “Even though I’m really tired this morning, I’m a great kid and I’m going to have an awesome day!”

Evening “Even though I had a yuckie day (state why if you can), I’m a great kid and Love me for who I am”

You don’t have to state a negative if there isn’t one, but it’s still a good idea to tap , it will help with any obstacles or issues that may come up and it’s easier to develop a habit (remember they say it takes 21 days to develop a healthy habit!). Try these below as maintenence!

Morning “I’m in a good mood and am a great kid and am having an awesome day!”

Evening “I had an amazing day today and accept me for who I am, just the way I am!”

So don’t forget your daily S.A.T. and get ready to eradicate those negative blahs with your fingertip erasers!


GO here to see a kid-friendly picture of the tapping points
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