Tapping Your Superpower

Simple Tapping Techniques to Help Children Overcome Anxiety, Stress, and Big Emotions—Feel Better Fast, Anywhere, Anytime
When a child's world feels too loud, too fast, or too much, they need something they can reach for right now, not after the meltdown has passed. Tapping Your Superpower offers a gentle, evidence-informed method that meets kids exactly where they are, and gives the adults who love them a way to help.
Drawing on the principles of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Barry Schmidt distills a practice often used with adults into language, exercises, and routines designed specifically for young minds. The result is a resource that feels less like a clinical manual and more like a trusted conversation with someone who truly understands how children experience overwhelming feelings.
Inside these pages, children learn that their fingertips can become a tool for calm, focus, and self-regulation, and that they carry this tool with them wherever they go.
What You'll Find Inside
— A child-friendly introduction to tapping that explains the “why” behind the practice in language a young reader can understand, without ever talking down to them.
— Step-by-step techniques for working through anxiety, stress, frustration, worry, and the “big feelings” that often surface at home, at school, and in social settings.
— Practical scenarios that mirror real moments in a child's day, from test nerves and bedtime worries to friendship struggles and family transitions.
— Guidance for parents and caregivers on how to introduce, model, and practice tapping alongside their child, including how to adapt the language for different ages and temperaments.
— Quick-reference routines designed for use in the moment, so families have a go-to approach when emotions rise rather than after the fact.
— A focus on lasting confidence, helping children build a vocabulary for their emotions and a sense of agency over how they respond to them.
Who This Book Is For
Parents, grandparents, teachers, counselors, and caregivers looking for a calm, accessible tool to support children's emotional well-being. Whether your child experiences everyday worry or more persistent anxiety, the techniques in this book are designed to meet them with patience and respect.
A Note on Approach
Tapping is a complementary practice rooted in energy psychology and widely used by therapists, educators, and parents. This book presents the techniques in a straightforward, supportive format and is not a substitute for professional mental health care when that level of support is needed.
Give the children in your life a skill they can carry for a lifetime: the ability to pause, breathe, tap, and find their footing again.