I’m curious about treating children

Could pediatric acupuncture become part of your practice?

Perhaps you’ve wondered what it would be like to treat children. Maybe a patient has asked whether you could see their child, or you’ve found yourself increasingly drawn to working with younger people.

You don’t need to know yet whether pediatric acupuncture is something you want to specialise in. You don’t need to enrol on a major training programme to start learning.

Dip in. Follow your curiosity. See what captures your interest. 💜

Curious to explore?

Below you’ll find our most relevant free courses and resources to help you discover what pediatric acupuncture could bring to your practice.

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How Treating Children Can Transform Your Acupuncture Practice

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Rebecca Avern share's how welcoming babies, children and teens has transformed her practice, and how it could yours too.

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Ask David Allen Anything! | Feb 2024 | Recording

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Free for Everyone! In this AMA lecture, David Allen LAc offers invaluable insights into the field. With a steady flow of questions, David shares his wealth of knowledge, guiding you to enrich your practice and better serve the younger population. Topics tackled include scheduling for children, paediatric specialities, latching issues, foetal toxins, and strength-based parenting + lots more!

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Podcast: Julian Scott and Rebecca Avern in Conversation

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Listen to a conversation with Julian Scott - a pioneer of paediatric acupuncture in the west. This far-reaching conversation with Julian covers many of his thoughts and feelings about his 40 years of working with children. If you are in need of some inspiration, this is what you need to listen to!

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Podcast Episode 9 | Molly Dyer | The Possibility of a Paediatric-Based Practice

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I wanted to chat to Molly to inspire people that it really is possible to create a predominantly paediatric-based practice. Molly actually started out her acupuncture career by treating children, which is the opposite way around to most of us. She shares some of what she has learned along the way, as well as some great tips. https://www.lightanddarkacu.com

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What is Pediatric Acupuncture? | Educational Video | USA Version

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A short video explaining what pediatric acupuncture is, aimed at parents. Includes footage of the use of needles, tuina, cupping, moxa and other non-needle techniques of multiple children of different ages. This video can be downloaded and embedded or shared on your socials, or your website.

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What is Paediatric Acupuncture? | Educational Video

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  • 1 file

A short video explaining what paediatric acupuncture is, aimed at parents. Includes footage of the use of needles, tuina, cupping, moxa and other non-needle techniques of multiple children of different ages. This video can be downloaded and embedded or shared on your socials, or your website.

Recommended Books

A carefully chosen selection to help deepen your understanding, broaden your clinical toolkit and support the children already coming through your door.

A Practical Guide to Pediatric Acupuncture

By Rebecca Avern

A Practical Guide to Pediatric Acupuncture prepares practitioners for the treatment room by explaining clearly how to approach children and families with confidence and sensitivity and focusing on the 'how' of treatment.

Chinese Medicine for Childhood Anxiety and Depression

By Rebecca Avern

Tackling mental-emotional health problems in young people from a Chinese medicine perspective, this book shows how a child's mental-emotional health is intrinsically connected with core elements of their everyday life.