TEMPER TANTRUMS & IT'S HOMEOPATHIC CURE

TEMPER TANTRUMS & IT’S HOMEOPATHIC CURE


What are temper tantrums?

Temper Tantrum is otherwise termed as Acting Out Behavior.

It is characterized as unplanned or unintentional expression of anger often with physical and verbal outbursts exhibited in response to unfulfilled demand of child.

When children feel frustrated, angry or disappointed, they often express themselves by crying, screaming, breaking things, rolling on floor, whining, holding their breath, kicking, biting or hitting and these all are manifestation of temper tantrum.

It is normal part of child’s development as they learn self control.
Infect, all children have tantrums between the ages 1 to 4 years. And by the age of 5 it either reduces in intensity or completely stops.

Why do children have Temper Tantrum ?

It is not due to any physical or genetic cause but generally occurs in those children who are much more pampered or spoilt.

It is a normal and expected response when something interferes with a young child’s attempt to gain independence or to matter a skill. It is triggered by frustration.

What are the causes of Temper Tantrum?

Mainly Temper Tantrum is common in boys rather than girls and especially it is seen that mostly single child is the main cause.
Factors responsible in contributing Temper Tantrum are as follows:
§ Fatigue
§ Temperament
§ Stress in child’s environment, developmental condition i.e .to gain attention (ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVE DISORDER).
§ Delayed milestones
§ Be hungry but cannot recognize.
§ Be tired or not getting enough sleep.
§ Confusion of mind i.e. cannot understand saying or asking of others or others cannot understand what child is saying which upset them.

What are the symptoms of Temper Tantrum?

Ideally there are two types of Temper Tantrum :

1) Typical Temper Tantrum
2) Difficult Behavior

Typical Temper Tantrum is characterized by crying, screaming, shouting, arching the back or tensed the body or flail the arms. In severe case breath holding spells.

Difficult Behavior is characterized by kicking, hitting, biting, scratching, hair pulling, or pinching others throwing or breaking things or head banging or inflicting self injury.

How to manage the Temper Tantrum?

Ignore the behavior

Sometimes ignoring the tantrums work best. As it last usually less than 2 mins and attempt to stop a tantrum make it worst. So better either to stand nearby or hold the child without talking until he calms down.

Praise for calmdown.

After tantrum, comfort your child without giving into their demands and tell them that it was out of control and needed time to calm down. Never make fun off or punish or use words like bad boy/girl. Moreover, praise the good behavior.

Distract the child

Distract child by calling his attention to something else or some stroking or interrupt his behavior with light comment or funny face or humors.

Don't reward

Don’t give reward to child for slopping a tantrum. Rewards may teach them that temper tantrum will help them get their things or way.

Acknowledge the feeling

After calm down, acknowledge their feeling of frustration and anger and try to guide them for the same.

How to treat them?

Homeopathy offers a very well cure for the temper tantrum. As, per the individuality of the child homeopathic prescription can be thought of which will intend the complete cure as per their constitutional need.
Well known homeopathic prescription for the temper tantrums includes :
Aconite
Anacardium
Belladona
Calc carb
Chammomilla
Hepar sulph
Nux vomica
Medorrhinum
Lycopodium
Nat mur
Tarentulla

Conclusion:

It is important to realize that temper tantrums are the normal part of growing up. Tantrums are not easy to deal with but a loving, understanding and consistent approach will help a child through this part of development.


BY:

Dr Milly Lalseta
B.H.M.S.
Consultant homeopath
Shraddha Hospital, Indira Circle Chowk,
Rajkot-360005
09825629234
http://www.drmillyhomeoworld.blogspot.com/
millylalseta@gmail.com
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ENURESIS AND HOMEOPATHY

ENURESIS & ITS HOMEOPATHIC CURE


INTRODUCTION

It is an inability to maintain the urinary control during sleep.
When it occurs especially during day time than it is termed as “DIURNAL ENURESIS”. And when it happens during night time than it is known as “NOCTURNAL ENURESIS”.

This problem is more commonly seen in boys rather compare to girls and the conventional medicines does not have much to offer in its treatment but homeopathy plays a significant role in the treatment of enuresis.

Normally, child learns to have a control over his/her bladder by the age of 3 years. But if it continues over this age than instead of scolding, punishing, & jesting, they require proper treatment with counseling.

TYPES

Primary Enuresis:

Child who have been never dry since born is termed as primary enuresis.

Secondary Enuresis :

Child who have been dry & than again start wetting bed is termed as secondary enuresis.


CAUSES

* Physical causes

* Psychological causes

1) Physical Causes:
It includes problems related with bladder i.e infection, change in position, defective digestion, worm infestation, skin disease & very rarely renal cause.

2) Psychological Causes:

Tardily developed brain, weak emotional foundation including anxiety, loss of security, fear, guilt, punishment, newer environment, sibling jealousy etc.


About 90% of cases of enuresis are having psychological cause. But before any conclusion it is must to rule out the physical cause by the physician.

TREATMENT WITH HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES

As we are very well aware that homeopathic prescription is based on individuality and their specific constitution, it treats the patient as a whole not only the specific disorder.
Homeopathic remedies removes underlying cause and one can get rid of the trouble by the curative action of the remedy.
Some of the remedies which plays an vital role in curing enuresis according to their constitutional need are listed below:
EQUISETUM:

Involuntary profuse urination in children in whom they have been frightened easily in dream with c/o dull pain in bladder which intensifies at the closet of urination.
CAUSTICUM:

Involuntary urination especially while coughing, sneezing, blowing nose,laughing. Child wets in 1st sleep. Complain gets aggravated in clear fine weather and ameliorated in rainy weather.
SEPIA:

Involuntary urination especially in small girls during 1st sleep with highly offensive smell of the urine and that stain the undergarments readily.

SULPHUR:

Involuntary urination in large quantity by untidy child who has dislike for bathing. Complain aggravates in humid n cold climate whereas ameliorated in summer.

ROLE OF COUNSELING:

Beside remedies counseling of child along with parents is equally important to cure a deep psychological foundation ENURESIS.
Sometimes even child needs only placebo remedy which make them feel that they are physically treated for the problem.
More over change in parents attitude is also required ie it has been seen that if child feels safe & secure in the home filled with love most personality disorder get sorted out on there own if at all they were to arise.

RULES TO BE FOLLOWED:

1) Make child void urine before going to bed.
2) Don’t make child guilty of his/her wetting by scolding or commenting infront of other.
3) Make his/her dairy which he will write the date tick for the dry & wet nights and at the end of 1 month give them a reward for his/her dry nights.
4) Make his/her change wet sheets.
5) In day time encourage to delay passing urine for as long as possible this will increase bladder tone.
6) Last but not least is, don’t loose your passion as it will nearly take 6 months to form this habit.



BY:

Dr Milly Lalseta
B.H.M.S.
Consultant Homeopath
Shraddha Hospital,
Indira circle chowk,
RAJKOT—360007
http://www.drmillyhomeoworld.blogspot.com/
millylalseta@gmail.com
09825629234

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