does your child have a fear of dogs?

​What will they be able to do when they overcome it?

Here we’re looking for the compelling outcome.

Ask your child to hold out both hands outstretched, palms upward.

Ask them to imagine that on one hand they are holding their fear of dogs and on the other hand they are holding what they will be able to do when they overcome this fear.

They may find it easier to do this with their eyes closed so they can use their imagination to be curious and wonder about each hand.

When you look at the hand holding the fear

• What do you see

• What do you hear

• What do you feel

• What do you smell

• What do you taste

• What colour is the fear

• What shape is it?

• As you look at it, if you were to guess at an age when you felt this fear most intently, what age would that be? Is there a memory that comes to mind?

• What does this fear want for you, what is its intention

• What need does the fear have

Now look at the hand holding the compelling outcome

• What do you see

• What do you hear

• What do you feel

• What do you smell

• What do you taste

• What …