Feona, firstly thank you for your response and it is very re-assuring to know that posts are read. :)

Tripuri - thank you too for your post. It is very very helpful and I have taken all your points on board.

I have suggested a shorter treatment purely due to children not necessarily being able to sit still for a long (ish) period of time.

I will certainly obtain parental consent and maybe for the first treatment ask the parent to remain in the room and then see how they/the child feels.

Once again thank you for your support and guidance.

Rachel

Hello Rachel

I have treated many children over the years.

The main guideline is that if a child is under 16 you must have signed parental consent.. With younger children, it can be a good idea to have Mum/Dad sitting quietly in the room but as they get older say 8 or 9 it might be better to ask Mum/Dad to sit outside as children will often say more if they feel that Mum or Dad aren't listening. of course it is up to you as to how you manage that.

Make sure you don't make any claims but simply offer the treatment as a form of support for a child having any form of emotional difficulty or recovering from any form of trauma or upset, however small.

Children usually require shorter treatments so allow 15 mins for talking to the parents and half an hour for the treatment for younger children and don't feel phased if you feel they need a break or some distraction at any stage as sometimes they will also talk to you during a five minute break which may be helpful

If they are quiet during the whole thing that is fine too, a Reiki treatment is always beneficial and it might be advisable to reassure the parent that if they have any concerns they can get hold of you to discuss further.

Hope this helpful
Tripuri.

Hi - I am sure that someone more qualified will pick up your question and give you lots of good advice. I just wanted to respond so that you know people do read these things! And its fun to start a discussion!

This might be a very good subject for one of our PSN days so I will pass it on to the PSN team. What does your own Reiki Master say about it?

Personally I would feel it would be appropriate for a parent to remain present during a treatment.

Good luck.

Hi,

I have recently been asked to provide Reiki healing to a child and wondered if anybody has any advice/tips please?

Do you ask the parent to remain present during the treatment?

Thank you in advance

:)