EMDR for children and adolescents is gaining empirical support. Here is the latest literature on this topic.
Marian Puffer's study, "A single-session EMDR study with 20 traumatized children and adolescents" is now available on line TRAUMATOLOGYe - the beta version of Volume 3, Issue 2. Can be accessed at http://rdz.stjohns.edu/trauma/traumaj.html
A literature review pre-print, "Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): New hope for children suffering from trauma and loss" is available on my home page: http://www.clarityconnect.com/webpages/rickygr