Children can be hypnotized and pediatricians effectively use hypnosis to help children focus on something else during medical procedures.

“So yes, it can be very effective for children.”

“We did a randomized trial. I have a publication in pediatrics and the paper was children having to undergo avoiding systo urethrograms. So I would meet with them and the mother the week before. We find out from the kids where they like to be and I'd say, "You're going to play a trick on your doctors. Your body's there. You're somewhere else. Go visit your friend. Go to Disneyland. Do something else." And the mother would work on this with me at the head of the table. And we found that these children were much easier to image 17 minutes shorter procedures. And that's a long 17 minutes for for a little kid. So it can be very effective with children. They're less anxious, they have less pain, and uh get through these difficult procedures very well.”