The first time I used EFT for a school related issue was with my 15-year-old son.l. He had just received an interim report from school. His mark in Social Studies was dismal. We started to have a discussion on why the mark was so bad and he went on a tirade about how he hated Social Studies. Social Studies is stupid! Nobody should have to take it! It doesn't make any sense it! It has no value and on and on.

"Hey!" I said to myself. "I am going to try EFT to see if it works here."

So I asked for his permission and he said, "Sure". We had previously used it a number of times for headaches, sore muscles and have had some pretty amazing results in sports. So he was very open to EFT. It wasn't very hard to tell from his body language, tone of voice etc that he was at a 10.

We tapped on:

• Even though I really hate Social Studies ...
• Even though Social Studies is stupid ...
• Even though nobody should have to take Social Studies ....
• Even though Social Studies doesn't make any sense and has no value ....

And after a few minutes his voice quieted and he was less upset. I asked him where he was on a scale of 1-10 and he said he was still at a 4.

I asked him a few more questions.

Q: When did you start hating Social Studies?
A: I have always hated it.

Q: I know that it has been something you never liked. When was the first time you remember taking Social Studies?
A: Grade 6

Q: What do you remember about Grade 6 Social Studies?
A: I hated the teacher. Every time I go into Social Studies class I think of that stupid orange Social Studies book we had.

Q. What number are you at now?
A: At least an 8.

Q: Why did you hate the teacher?
A: You remember she was the one that told _______________ that she could never ever play professional basketball. That she was too short. And she should change her dreams to something more reasonable. That really pissed me off.

"I think we found it!" I said.

So we tapped on:

• Even though I have always hated Social Studies ....
• Even though I hated my Grade 6 Social Studies teacher ...
• Even though I hated that stupid orange book ...
• "I remember her name now. It was Mrs. ________________."

Even though I was so mad that Mrs. _______ told ________ she could never play in the WBA and tried to steal her dream, I totally love an accept myself and forgive Mrs. __________ because she didn't know any better.

I asked where he was, now. He answered with, "It's gone! There is nothing left". Coming home from school the next day he said to me immediately when he came in the door, "Dad you never believe how much I learned in Social Studies today!

Since then he has told me he has used EFT in school during the middle of a test when his mind would go blank, when he has gotten frustrated with doing a project and even when he gets frustrated with a teacher.

Paul W.-Canada