Emotions are designed to make sure that we are paying attention on what is happening around us and then respond accordingly. All emotions can be abbreviated into two main feelings; those of comfort and those of discomfort. So, in order to take good care of ourselves we all need to understand our feelings and then accordingly tackle our problems. However, there are many people, especially children, who due to some reason or the other, cannot learn about these basic feelings and thus face many tribulations in life. For them, Neuro-Linguistic Programming plays a vital role.

For over thirty years NLP has been defined as the technology of the mind, the science of achievement, and the study of achievement. It is utilised on children who are unenthusiastic, lazy and uninterested in any social activity or school subjects in. To build a healthy society it is too important for a child therapist using NLP in Kent or anywhere else to teach children to not only understand their feelings but also learn how to tackle different situations in different stages of life. NLP is one of the most utilised yet effective programs to introduce children to a new and brighter life. Let’s see what NLP Therapy for children in Kent is and how it is used to help out children to get stable and live normal life:

What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)?
“NLP stands for Neuro Linguistic Programming. It's a terminology that Dr. Richard Bandler formed to describe the study of excellence that he did with his then partner John Grinder”.

Let’s now understand all the three components of NLP one by one:

Neuro: It refers to the nervous system of a person, through which the experiences are processed. Notice that all the information you have inside your brain is over your 5 senses which are pictures, feelings, sounds tastes and smells.

Linguistic: It refers to the language, both verbal and non-verbal. These are the aspects of communication that we do with ourselves (internal) or with others as well.

Programming: It refers to the way of thinking that is generated by us when processing communication in our neurological systems to attain any results.
In other words; "NLP Therapy for children is a study of how humans produce any behaviour by processing communication inside their brains.

How to help children understanding their different feelings:

• Steam Station:
This is a place to let the children get rid of their frustration and anger. A steam station is built up by the child therapist using NLP in Kent by setting up a small table with crayons, play dough, paper, glue and magazine clippings. Here you allow the children to create a craft of their own choice that will represent how they feel when they are mad about something.

• Cuddle Station:
This is for exploring the feeling of sadness which can be set up by using some blankets and stuffed toy animals along with a sign that says “Cuddle Spot”. Tell the children that the day-care cuddle spot is where they may go if they are feeling sad.

• Curious Station:
This one is to encourage children to explore the world around them. On a table, place a variety of items that will peak their curiosity such as; a Rubik's cube, a leaf, a feather, a piece of clay, a book, a jar filled with marbles etc.

• Scared Station:
The scared station is contrived by the Kent NLP therapist for children by generating a group discussion about what it means to be frightened. For this, you have to set up a circle near a wall and then hang up various pictures of things a child might find scary, which can be of a thunder cloud, a shark or a Sketch of a witch.

Thus, learning NLP for children helps children in achieving deep states of relaxation, awareness and vivid clarity in an easy, quick and permanent manner. Also it helps children in learning how to access optimal health, states of creativity, change limiting beliefs and enhance self-pride.

By Gemma Bailey