BK Great Escapes, vol. IV

Acknowledgements..........6
Table of Contents..........7
7 Values of Using Scripts.........11
The Value of Story-telling in a Practice.......12
Using this Book of Resources........13

AFFIRMATIONS
Peacefulness............15
Facing Changes..........17
My New Body...........19
The Child Smoker Who Wants to Quit......21

INDUCTIONS
Blowing Up Balloons (An Induction for the Younger Child).....23
The Meadow............25
Pendulum Transition into Induction.......27
Inductions for the Younger Child.......29

The Rainforest Pool (An Induction and Prescription for Self-confidence and Other Issues)

LOCATING THE SOURCE

Helping Children Articulate What's Wrong..... 33 
       (Handling Divorce and Other Family Problems)
Locating & Solving the Problem (Imprint Changing in Older Children)...35
Locating & Solving the Problem (For the Young Child)..... 39
Uncovering Root Cause of a Problem (Using Ideomotor Questioning)...41

DUMPING/RELEASING and HANDLING PROBLEMS

Breaking Chains..........43
The Cave and the Magic Trunk (Helping Children Handle their Problems).. 45
Dropping Suitcases.........47
Cutting Ribbons..........48
The Worry Tree..........49

"Dumping"/Releasing Techniques (Additional Suggestions).... 50
     Popping balloons
The Magician�s Magic Cloak.......51
The Ogre and the Wizard (Getting Rid of Fears and Burdens)....55

HABIT CHANGING
Bedwetting (Enuresis)- Answering a Therapist�s Question....59
Stopping Bedwetting, #1...........61
Stopping Bedwetting, Follow-up to #1.......62
Dry Child, Dry Bed (Stop the Bedwetting Habit #2) .....63

Dry Child, Dry Bed (Stop the Bedwetting Habit Follow-up to #2).....65

Dealing with Finicky Eaters #1(And the Fear of Trying New Things)...69

Becoming More of a Risk-taker #2 (Follow-up for Finicky Eaters)...73

Stop Smoking..........75

HEALTH & HEALING

Alice-in-Wonderland (Viewing the Pain to Change It).....79
Allergies in Children..........81
Diabetes Mellitus............83
The Healing Pool (Especially for Headaches).......85
The Waterfall..........87
The Healing River (For Achy Body Parts)......89
On the River in a Canoe (Metaphor for Migraines)...��91

LEARNING IMPROVEMENT

Becoming a Confident Student who Enjoys Learning.....95
Dyslexia and Improving in School........99
The Guardian and the Learning Cloak.......101 
      (Especially for Completing Homework on Time)
Improving One's Learning Ability (Follow-up #1).......103
Improving One's Learning Ability (Follow-up #2)......105
The Magic Library (Getting Homework and Projects Done)....107

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT

Doing Things with Others (Being Willing to Participate in Groups)...109
The Lost Puppy (A Story for Healing a Loss)......111
Removing the Mask (Dealing with Fear)......113
Nightmares............115
Saving the Animals (Confidence, Creativity, Teamwork and Self-control)117

SELF-ESTEEM & CONFIDENCE

The Birthday Party (Building Self-confidence).......119
Gifts from the Sea (Self-Esteem and Confidence).....121
The Land Where Wishes Come True (Becoming the Best You Can Be)..123
The Challenge of a Trip to Outer Space (For Courage and Confidence)..127

STRESS

Juggling Balls (For the Child who Feels Overwhelmed).....131
Managing Stress and Anger..........133

WEIGHT CONTROL
Intake for Weight Control........135
20 Ways to Feel Better without Overeating.......141
At the Ball (A Visual Picture for Weight Control) .....143
General Improvement...........144
Eating the Healthy Way.........147
Water and Motivation.........149
Exercise for the Young........151
Staying with a Weight Management Plan......153
Script Insertions, Especially for Weight Control ......154

OTHER HELPS

Anchoring Relaxation Scene........155
Introducing Hypnotic Experiences to a Group of Children....157
Pin the Tail on the Donkey (Building Trust).....159
Imagination Tools (For Use by the Family or Therapist). ..... 161

APPENDIX

Children and Hypnosis (article)........165
Working with the Young Child.........171
Case Studies and Questions about Children......172
About the Author.......179
Problems of Children that Hypnotic Methods Can Resolve....181
Bibliography of Books, Scripts and Stories.......183
Other Resources for Working with Children.....184
What others Say About GREAT ESCAPES.....185
GREAT ESCAPES Transforming Children's Lives

Contents of Volume I.........187