ABSTRACT

S o m e o f the most r e w a r d i n g o f a l l h y p n o s i s comes f r o m w o r k i n g w i t h c h i l d r e n . T h e i r m i n d s are so elastic , their i m a g i n a t i o n s so unfettered that they j o y o u s l y

go a l o n g w i t h a lmost any h y p n o t i c j o u r n e y that y o u m i g h t suggest. It is i m p o r t a n t , t h e n , for us to suggest j o u r n e y s that are v a l i d a n d w o r t h -

w h i l e — those that o p e n u p the chi ld ' s m i n d to fur ther e x p l o r a t i o n that he o r she c a n do o n t h e i r o w n .