1. What are the benefits of homeopathic treatment for children?
2. How can homeopathy help my child?
3. What conditions can be treated?
4. Delayed development
5. Behavioural problems
6. Respiratory diseases
7. Skin eruptions

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1._What are the benefits of homeopathic treatment for children?
The principles and practice of homeopathy outlined in the Homeopathy page apply equally to children.
___It is a fact that many allopathic drugs and herbs have side-effects and have to be prescribed with care for children. As homoeopathic remedies have no toxic or side-effects, they can safely be used to treat children, including those who have allergies and are G6PD deficient.
___Children have a strong life force as it has not been tainted or complicated by multiple layers of disease, which is often the case with adults. Hence, infancy and childhood are the best times to commence homoeopathic treatment as the constitution is easily strengthened. A strong foundation will pave the way for a healthy, happy and fulfilling life.
___And, best of all, children love taking remedies because they taste sweet!

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2._How can homeopathy help my child?
When your child’s constitution has been strengthened by homeopathy, this means that she will not fall sick often. And even when she does, she will recover quickly, often without any medical intervention.
___Further, any trait that is in excess will be moderated, eg craving for sweets, restlessness, bossiness. Some parents are afraid that their child will lose her personality as a result. On the contrary, the child’s personality will blossom as her traits take on a positive quality. Remember, every prescription is individualised to suit the patient. Your child will grow up to be a better adjusted individual.

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3._What conditions can be treated?
The following are some examples, by no means exhaustive:
anxiety, arrested and delayed development, awkwardness, behavioural problems (ADHD, ASD, CD, ODD, PDD), clumsiness, colic, conjunctivitis, cradle cap, diarrhoea and vomiting, dreaminess, fears and phobias, milk intolerance, poor memory, night terrors, shock and trauma of childbirth, skin problems, stammering, thrush, vaccine damage.
___Details of several conditions are given below, in remedy descriptions.

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4._Delayed Development
There are many causes of delayed development – nutritional disturbances, neglect or abuse, physical or emotional trauma, to name a few. Whatever the cause may be, most of these children can benefit from homoeopathic treatment.

Baryta carbonica
Children who require this remedy can be mentally handicapped or physically immature, or both. They are very shy, passive and dependent. They usually hide behind their mothers. They have many fears - of people, new places, going to school, doing new things. They have great difficulty in making decisions and are afraid of being laughed at. Baryta carbonica children frequently suffer from swollen tonsils and cervical glands.

Bufo
Bufo cases are usually earthy and instinctive with mental retardation. They often have thick lips and protruded tongues with a dull expression on their faces. They may suffer from tics or convulsions. They anger easily and have a strong interest in masturbation and pornographic material.

Calcarea phosphorica
Calcium, in combination with phosphorus, forms calcium phosphate. This is the dense, hard material of our teeth and bones. Due to nutritional disturbances, babies may develop a deficiency in calcium phosphate, resulting in delayed dentition or slowness in learning to walk. There may also be a delay in the closure of fontanelles. Calcarea phosphorica children are irritable and whiny; they demand constant attention and are easily bored. They like to be carried, to go out, and are generally afraid of the dark and thunderstorms.

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5._Behavioural Problems
More and more children are being diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and autism; they are also expressing more negative traits like cruelty, violence and sexual precocity. While homoeopathy is not a panacea for all ills, it is very effective in treating many of these cases. And in order that treatment be effective, full cooperation by parents is required so that the correct remedy can be found. This means that they should provide full and accurate information and not omit information which they deem trivial or embarrassing.

Anacardium
This is one of the most violent remedies. Anacardium children suffer from a lack of self-esteem and morality. They lie, swear and steal. They have a fascination for violence, eg weapons, and may be cruel to animals or people. At other times, they may be sweet and affectionate. They experience great conflict between good and bad, become depressed, even suicidal; some cases may develop schizophrenia.

Hyoscyamus
They are extroverted, talkative, enjoy playing pranks on others and being the centre of attention. They often clown around, behave and laugh in a silly manner. They like to shock people and may expose their bodies. They can also be very jealous of their siblings, be malicious and violent. They may suffer from encopresis (involuntary stool) and enuresis (bedwetting). Generally, Hyoscyamus children have poor control over their impulses.

Tarentula hispanica
Tarentula children are hyperactive; the nervous system is overstimulated. They are restless, impatient, obstinate, disobedient and hypersexual. They love to dance. They may develop mania with destructive urges. They like strong stimulants like loud, fast music and strong colours. They crave salty and spicy foods. They often have twitching and jerking of the limbs.

Tuberculinum
Tuberculinum children are often very restless and always bored. They are also defiant, aggressive and destructive (break/tear/cut things). As babies, they may throw their heads on the ground or against the wall when angry. They grind their teeth during sleep. They suffer from frequent colds, recurrent fevers, nosebleeds, earaches and respiratory infections. They love cold milk and meat.

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6._Respiratory Diseases
These occur very frequently in childhood: tonsillitis, croup, bronchitis, pneumonia and asthma. One out of five children in Singapore suffer from asthma. There are many homoeopathic remedies for these conditions and they are often used with great success.

Antimonium tartaricum
This is a remedy par excellence for great congestion and catarrh in the lungs with scanty expectoration. Antimonium tartaricum cases are debilitated and sleepy. When the symptoms fit, Antimonium tartaricum has wrought astounding cures in all kinds of pulmonary conditions including bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, pneumonia and whooping cough.

Phosphorus
Phosphorus children are very friendly, excitable and anxious with many fears. They are prone to chest infections; colds often descend to the chest. Their coughs are worse from cold air, talking, laughing, exertion and lying on the left side. There is a tendency to left-sided complaints. They like cold food and drinks.

Silica
They are quiet, serious and proper children; they can also be obstinate. They get anxious over trifles and are indecisive. Silica children have poor stamina and their appearance is delicate. They are very sensitive to cold and drafts and often suffer from respiratory infections in cold weather. All their symptoms are worse from cold, including cold drinks.

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7._Skin Eruptions
According to homoeopathic principles, disease progresses in an orderly fashion and not haphazardly - from the less important to the more important organs. Cure therefore proceeds in the reverse order, ie, from the more important to the less important organs (Hering’s Law). This explains why, in a case with various symptoms, the skin will often be the last to heal as it is the most superficial organ. Unfortunately, the skin is also the most visible organ and many people are impatient to get rid of its unsightly eruptions by using ointments and other suppressive means. By doing so, the disease is actually driven deeper into the organism, even if the skin appears free of blemishes. In many cases where the life force is still vital, the eruptions reappear as soon as the suppressive treatment is stopped. Homoeopathy cures from within: when the life force is strengthened and balance is regained, the eruptions will disappear naturally.

Calcarea carbonica
Calcium is the most abundant mineral in our bodies; it is no wonder that most babies require this remedy. Calcarea has been described as ‘fat, fair, flabby and perspiring’. Calcarea babies and children tend to perspire a lot, especially on the head, and the perspiration has a sour odour. Babies may be born with eczema or cradle cap. Children may develop boils and warts on the hands and feet. Calcarea children are strong-willed, independent, inflexible and cautious with many fears.

Medorrhinum
Such children exhibit extreme behaviour - they may be very extroverted and hyperactive, or very introverted and timid, or they may vacillate from one extreme behaviour to the other. They are usually violent. Medorrhinum children often have eczema from birth, are prone to perineal and genital rashes which are bright red, and have moles or warts anywhere on the body.

Sulphur
Many people think that Sulphur is only for skin problems and that it cures all skin problems. It is true that Sulphur has cured every type of eruption - abcess, dandruff, eczema, herpes, impetigo, psoriasis, tinea - but only when the symptoms fit. Many other remedies are also used for skin diseases.
___Some positive Sulphur traits are a sense of humour, curiosity, intelligence and cheerfulness. Negative traits include being untidy, dirty, bossy and self-centred. The skin symptoms are red with burning sensation, itchy, and are aggravated by heat, bathing, wool and at night.

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