Posts Tagged ‘Mary Stafford’
I’m going to miss you – EFT, Hugs and Tears
Author: admin
I just concluded my first long-term supply in a local elementary school after graduating with my Education Degree. During this time I had a student that suffered from anxiety. Since I used EFT throughout by university years to reduce my own stress and anxiety, it seemed quite natural to me to want to give the benefit of EFT to my students as well. As a result of seeing Mary Stafford’s “EFT Shortcut for Children” and owning a Tappy Bear myself, doing so was quite easy. I just brought Tappy Bear into my class and did regular tapping with my students, which I called the silly dance. The silly dance was using Mary’s simple points and doing it in a fun and entertaining way. We used the silly dance before our Friday Tests and when I just felt that some of the students needed to have the benefit of tapping.
In my class, there was a student that suffered from severe anxiety. She participated in our regular class tapping and I even sent home a package to her mom about the benefits of EFT and how it can be used in so many ways. I am not sure if it was used at home but there was a noticeable difference in her anxiety levels . Until…
During the last two weeks she appeared to be really anxious and cried a lot. No one really understood why, but on the last day of school she told me she was really upset about me leaving. So right there as she hugged me, I gently tapped on the top of her head as she sobbed and told me that she was going to miss me. We tapped and did a few breathing exercises while she was totally in her sad feelings. In a very few minutes (it did feel like forever though) she told me she felt much better and was still a little sad but she knew that everything was going to be okay.
We cried together! During our sobbing, I told her that crying was sometimes a good thing and this is one of those times. She agreed!
I still spend a few minutes each day tapping her in my own mind. I believe its good for her and I know its good for me.
MKW
First Year Elementary School Teacher
Simple Relaxation Techinque for Kids
Author: TappyBear
Watch this short Audio/Video were Mary Stafford shares how using a simple technique with a
frustrated Elementary School Teacher made a major contribution to her and her students.
How to get EFT into Schools
Author: TappyBear
My dream is that every child will learn EFT in elementary school — and then go home and teach their parents! I had a call from a woman, yesterday, asking me how to get EFT into schools. I am writing this article to share my ideas with the rest of you. If children could learn how to tap, they could release anger, hurt, sadness, embarrassment, etc. They could recover from difficult situations and proceed with a much better quality of life.
- Tell every parent you know about EFT. Invite parents to EFT introductory groups in which parents learn how to use EFT for their children and for themselves. Call attention to the many articles written on the subject. Many are on www.emofree.com .
- Participate in research projects. Such projects are studying the effectiveness of EFT to help kids overcome test anxiety and math anxiety. They are also looking at the effect on drop out rates in high schools. The more research done in schools, the easier it will be for more schools to incorporate EFT.
- If you currently work in a school, and use EFT, teach other staff members how to use it for stress management. If teachers, with their stressful jobs, used EFT for themselves, that would be a benefit in itself. After a good experience, they will be likely to use it for their students.
- If you are a parent, with kids in school, go to PTA meetings. Tell other parents and school staff about the benefits of EFT for kids. Direct them to www.emofree.com. Most of them will have never heard of it, and will thank you for informing them about EFT.
- If you are a parent and have time, volunteer at your child’s school. When you are there tutoring kids, you very likely will have an opportunity to use EFT with a child’s learning problem. Be sure to share the result with the teachers.
- If you are an EFT trainer, prepare brochures focused on how EFT helps children. Mail them to school counselors, and put them on bulletin boards. Order the compact disk EFT Specialty Series #1. In that video training series, Ann Adams makes a great presentation on how to use EFT for children’s emotional issues. During your trainings, present information on how to use EFT for kids. Have books available on this special subject.
- As an EFT trainer, if you have trained at least 1 school counselor, ask the counselor to keep case histories of their use of EFT with children. Follow up by making a presentation at your state school counselors association conference with the counselor you trained. Use real data from the school counselors case histories to encourage more counselors to accept the training. I have presented at the last three Arizona School Counselors’ Conferences and have trained a number of school counselors as a result.
Mary Stafford
Taken from: www.emofree.com
