Dear frustrated parent.............
Is your once happy outgoing child now become silent, despondant, and hard to reach? Have they stopped participating in class, and have fewer friends than they used to?
Do they have trouble getting up in front of a class, do they no longer listen to teachers instructions? Have they stopped going over to friends houses, and have no interest anymore in the things they used to? Infact they no longer speak at all do they? They stare at the floor, hide behind a couch, sometimes they can shake and sweat if they feel you watching them too intently.
You thought it was just temporary, thought you would wait it out, but then days became weeks and then creeped into months. You tried to help your child on your own at first, maybe you were stricter, more demanding, or out of frustration, tried the opposite strategy and became complacent. Nothing you did seemed to work. Eventually you did your research and thought to see a professional (cognitive therapist), it helped, but not completely, did it?
What I am about to say you don't want to miss, if you really want to help your child out of this
This condition is called
selective mutism , and it isn't uncommon. You are not alone, unfortunately the way most therapies approach this emotional condition is to sergent drill young children into speaking again. It is aggressive, sometimes it can backfire.
This approach does not deal with the inner emotional distress the child faces (the underlying cause). It tries to change behaviour, but we both know WHAT wins in the end........ the subconscious. The child's own inner issues will win this war.
Fortunately, I have seen this condition in my practice and I know how to help children. The solution that will heal the child and get them into social settings again uses a combination of homeopathy and
cognitive behavioural therapy .
You NEED to do both.
The child needs the inner wounds healed, but also encouraged daily to participate and interact with others.
It is also important to realize that you need to be patient with your child and they need to heal at their own pace, and must not be pressured against their will to go more quickly because you have a deadline. When it comes to healing it's about the needs of the child, and parents CAN interfere with their progress if they feel unloved on any level, or unaccepted.
Create a space of love for them, and be as supportive as you can. I have seen in my clinic, parents berating their child because they weren't getting better
fast enough.
If your child has this condition give me a call and I will go over the case with you, and advise the best course of action.
Lindsay Tietz, Homeopathic Doctor
Owner
Intention to Heal
Proudly Serving the Danforth Area Directly
Is your once happy outgoing child now become silent, despondant, and hard to reach? Have they stopped participating in class, and have fewer friends than they used to?
Do they have trouble getting up in front of a class, do they no longer listen to teachers instructions? Have they stopped going over to friends houses, and have no interest anymore in the things they used to? Infact they no longer speak at all do they? They stare at the floor, hide behind a couch, sometimes they can shake and sweat if they feel you watching them too intently.
You thought it was just temporary, thought you would wait it out, but then days became weeks and then creeped into months. You tried to help your child on your own at first, maybe you were stricter, more demanding, or out of frustration, tried the opposite strategy and became complacent. Nothing you did seemed to work. Eventually you did your research and thought to see a professional (cognitive therapist), it helped, but not completely, did it?
What I am about to say you don't want to miss, if you really want to help your child out of this
This condition is called selective mutism , and it isn't uncommon. You are not alone, unfortunately the way most therapies approach this emotional condition is to sergent drill young children into speaking again. It is aggressive, sometimes it can backfire.
This approach does not deal with the inner emotional distress the child faces (the underlying cause). It tries to change behaviour, but we both know WHAT wins in the end........ the subconscious. The child's own inner issues will win this war.
Fortunately, I have seen this condition in my practice and I know how to help children. The solution that will heal the child and get them into social settings again uses a combination of homeopathy and cognitive behavioural therapy .
You NEED to do both.
The child needs the inner wounds healed, but also encouraged daily to participate and interact with others.
It is also important to realize that you need to be patient with your child and they need to heal at their own pace, and must not be pressured against their will to go more quickly because you have a deadline. When it comes to healing it's about the needs of the child, and parents CAN interfere with their progress if they feel unloved on any level, or unaccepted.
Create a space of love for them, and be as supportive as you can. I have seen in my clinic, parents berating their child because they weren't getting better fast enough.
If your child has this condition give me a call and I will go over the case with you, and advise the best course of action.
Lindsay Tietz, Homeopathic Doctor
Owner Intention to Heal
Proudly Serving the Danforth Area Directly