The First Year - Homeopathy for Babies and Children
Homeopathy is ideal for babies and children as it is a gentle yet highly effective system of medicine. The mildly sweet pills, powders or liquids are easy to dispense and are more palatable than many conventional medicines.
The highly diluted natural substances that form homeopathic remedies mean that they are ideael to use with the very young, including newborn babies. Homeopathy may also raise the immunity of your children to also may help deal with illness throughout their childhood & give support through difficult periods of their life.
What is homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a system of medicine that has been practised all over the world for almost 250 years. Homeopathic remedies are made from plants, animal substances, minerals and salts and are diluted to such a high extent that few or no molecules remain in the medicine.
They work at an energetic level, stimulating the body’s own healing abilities – rather like a message to the immune system – and are prescribed on the principle of ‘like cures like’. A good example is where the remedy Allium cepa (onion) is prescribed for symptoms of stinging & hot eyes, which is similar to what happens when you cut up an onion!
What first aid conditions may be treated at home?
Homeopathy works fast with children because they are usually full of vitality. Acute conditions such as ear infections, inflammed throats and flu, can be resolved rapidly using the right remedies, often avoiding the need for conventional medicines. Babies also tend to respond quickly to homeopathic treatment – there are remedies for abdominal pain, teething and skin rashes.
Childhood vaccination
Healthy children bounce back from acute illnesses and may even experience a growth spurt or developmental leap immediately after an illness. Homeopathy can help boost your child’s natural immunity. Homeopaths work with a different health model from the bio-medical one, which aims to increase "herd immunity". Every child is special and has their own physical and emotional way of dealing with disease. This knowledge requires individual treatment tailored to your child’s needs, which homeopathy provides.
Homeopaths aim to support parents in making rational, informed decisions on the short and long-term implications of vaccination. Whether you decide to opt for the vaccination or not, homeopathic treatment can improve natural immunity or lessen the chance of side effects from vaccination.
When to consult a professional Homeopath & or your regular GP/ healthcare professional
Complaints that need professional treatment include cradle-cap, recurrent vomiting, sleep problems, digestive trouble, pain, recurrent infections, respiratory and skin complaints, menstrual problems and spots in teenagers, as well as developmental and behavioural problems such as , temper tantrums, severe shyness and anxiety. In children with such complaints, a full case history is needed for the homeopath to select an individual treatment for your child.
Homeopaths do work with children who are also on long-term medication. There is no doubt that respiatory diseases & allergies are on the increase, a homeopath, with the support of your GP, may help your child reduce or come off their conventional drugs.
What will my doctor think?
GPs increasingly welcome the contribution complementary therapies can make. In recent years, GPs have been discouraged from overprescribing medicines such as inhaled steroids for asthma and Hayfever and are encouraged not to overprescribe antibiotics for colds and coughs. They have been advised not to prescribe certain anti-depressants to the under-18s
Concerns about long-term damage to the growing child, coupled with the worry of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria, make alternatives such as homeopathy a option to support your famiy's health. Homeopaths are keen to work alongside other specialists in the health field. The best way forward for all children is to improve their immune system naturally.
How to find a qualified and registered homeopath
A homeopath with the AROH registration is your guarantee of a fully qualified healthcare professional. To find a Registered Homeopath visit www.homeopathyoz.comwww.homeopathyoz.org
Jane Lindsay LicWSH RSHom MAHA AROH – Registered Homeopath 07 3368 1300 or 07 3357 4990
