Bach flowers for children - if you are unsure

Gentian / autumn gentian

The child is a pessimist and always watches negative expectations in the future. It is skeptical, doubtful, easily discouraged if something doesn't work right away.
"I'll never learn that" is what you often hear when the children do not make good progress immediately with new skills to be learned such as cycling, swimming, arithmetic and much more. The Children give up too soon and so the children do not take advantage of one or the other chance to acquire a skill (such as learning to play an instrument) from which they often suffer as adults and mourn the missed opportunity afterwards. "You can not teach old dogs new tricks!"

In school, children often show something Disinterestedness, are quickly discouraged when they fail and are difficult to keep going. Before exams, they count from the start Failures and bad grades.

Behind it Feelings of inferiority, These cause negative expectations, the children do not trust themselves. Also the will to the Fight and Overcoming difficulties is only slightly pronounced.

A combination of blooms Gentian with the bloom Larch (lack of self-confidence, feelings of inferiority) can be considered.

Gentian should help the children to break down the negative attitude, to develop more confidence in themselves and the future.

A negative attitude will also sometimes transferred from parents and so this influence on children should also be questioned.

Gorse / gorse

The child has already been in early years a sense of hopelessness. Mostly stuck difficult family circumstances behind it, often suffering, Agony, Abuse which it cannot escape.
That also includes financial problems, unjust, loveless treatment by parents but also by siblings or schoolmates.

In school the children develop too Outsiders and Whipping boy, are rejected by the other students (sometimes also by the teachers). This situation quickly becomes called hopeless felt and depending on the character the child becomes quiet, depressed and introverted be or through loud, aggressive behavior stand out. This is not uncommon poor academic performance. For this hopeless resignation and a feeling that “it has no purpose” then arises resistance to everyone and everything.

Children in this situation usually cannot get over theirs Problems talk and are in this Exceptional situation completely overwhelmed.

But this behavior of the child can also lead to a insurmountable hurdle become. In this case, the child and parent need the help of one experienced therapists.

The Bach flower Gorse can supportive can be used. The children should Take courage and learn to believe that one day they will be able to free themselves from this predicament. Gorse should put a spark of hope in the heart.

Cerato / lead root

The child has too little trust in the own opinion, it cannot decide. This Weakness of decision shows even with small children when it comes to such mundane things as choosing between strawberry ice cream and vanilla ice cream or between two games.
They think back and forth, fearfully make the decision and afterwards are not sure whether they have chosen the right one. As soon as they can speak, sentences like “what should I play?” Or “what should I wear?” Can be heard a hundred times a day. Older children talk a lot, ask a lot in between, and place excessive emphasis on them Opinion of others!

They work for their environment Dependent children and unsure. They are happy to take over Behaviors or the Other children's opinions and become so easy to Followers. You are always at risk of dominant people to be buttered up. From this uncertainty grows out a Lack of spontaneity, which does not get lost even in adulthood.

To do something against this as early as childhood uncertainty to do and the Fear of decisions can fight with the Flower essence Cerato be treated.

The bloom helps more on that own intuition and the inner voice to hear and not immediately doubt the decisions made.

Also the additional use the bloom Larch can be considered if lack of self-confidence and Feelings of inferiority are involved.

Hornbeam / hornbeam

The Children think they are too weakto perform daily duties. You feel already in the morning after getting up limp, are sleepless and musty. They work in school tired and without drive, they go to tasks hesitant approach and need a long time to finally find the beginning.

It lays here mental exhaustion before (not like the flowering olive physical exhaustion). The children have tired eyes see maybe too far away and the compensation to the monotonous everyday life is missing. If you are torn from the rut, the tiredness is often gone.

The blossom Hornbeam should help the children to do more again mental freshness and Resilience especially if they suffer from a monotonous everyday life.

The children can then again more enterprise develop.

Scleranthus / Annual ball

The child tends to from the beginning Mood swings, it works moody, unstable and unbalanced. The mood changes from one moment to the next.
It can now completely peaceful be and seem start crying for no reason and romp. The basic tenor is a Vary between "Cheering and saddened to death! ". You can compare the children with you grasshopperwho, through a small movement in the environment, begins to hop around aimlessly.

In school age the difficulty of deciding between two things becomes more and more evident, the Children fluctuate between opinions, thoughts and decisions back and forth. They find it difficult to stick to a decision once they have made and so they are quickly considered unreliable.

Through the lack of inner balance are they unfocused, often don't listen and work shaky.

The internal imbalance drains your strength, a certain one arises Suffering to despair.

The blossom Scleranthus should help the children inner balance to find that Decision-making power is strengthened and it should be easier to concentrate and be consistent in what is going on. At Lack of concentration can also be an insert or a combination with Chestnut Bud be considered.

Wild Oat / Waldtrespe

This bloom plays a role small children not matter. As soon as decisions of which the further one becomes necessary Life path depends, so in old age around 14 years, one can talk about using Wild Oat think. Exactly when the young people like to make decisions Career choice, Partner choice, move out of home and much more having to decide and yourself unsure and unable feel.

It creates a inner dissatisfaction because the Objectives unclear are and the Life task is not found.

Often these are Teenagers very versatile, are ambitious and would like something Do something special. There is the Tendency to quickly break off what has been started because it uninteresting becomes.
You work through this constant new beginning fickle and volatile. A firm bond and starting a family are usually not realized. Later you have the feeling that you have missed something and the fact that some things cannot be made up leads to the depression. Not infrequently do these people as adults several professions and still cannot find their purpose in life

The blossom Wild Oat helps young people to better develop their goals and work towards them. With it the inner grows satisfaction and clarity. Teenagers who Wild Oat need to learn to live more in depth and less in breadth.

Where can you get Bach flower essences?

In Germany you can 38 Bach flowers in storage bottles, the so-called stock bottles individually or as a set in the pharmacy to buy. Some pharmacies are also available on request Mixtures to get. Will be in England Bach flower essences sold in drugstores. The storage bottles have a long shelf life and should be stored in a place protected from light at normal room temperature.

Preparation and consumption

Short-term use at acute illnesses or states of mind:

In acute cases in which the States of mind and behavior of the child can change quickly is recommended the so-called Water glass method:

One gives from the chosen ones Flower essences 2 drops each on a glass (0.2l) tap water. You give a small sip at a time within 2 to 3 hours.

Longer application from the Oral bottle:

You need a brown 30ml bottle With pipette or Dropper insert, available in every pharmacy silent Waters (no distilled water), the selected Bach flower, Fruit vinegar.
Man drips 4 drops each one or more selected Bach flowers (Available as a storage bottle (stock bottles) in the pharmacy without a prescription) in the bottle, fills up three quarters with fresh water, the rest with Fruit vinegar on. Of that you give Four drops 4 times a day, spread over the day, preferably on empty stomach. Do not use a metal spoon. Leave the mixture in your mouth for a while to take full effect.

The mixture stays in the brown bottle for a maximum of three to a maximum of 4 weeks and must then be renewed.

Duration of treatment:

The Duration of treatment depends on the situation and State of mind of the child. In acute conditions, an improvement can often be seen very quickly.

For long-standing, deeper problems Experience shows that it takes significantly longer - sometimes some weeks- until a clear positive change in the child's condition can be observed.

To three to four weeks always have to be taken into account and if necessary to discontinue the mixture or to change its composition. Children often have one very good instinct for what they need or not. It may be that the child stops the on its own To take flower mixture, refuses to take or forgets to take it. Parents should accept this fact and not force it to take it.

No effect after a long time:

If after a few weeks not the slightest change shows in the behavior of the child this can have various causes.

Of course it can Mixture not the right one be. Check again and, if necessary, ask an experienced practitioner.

Sometimes expect the Parents too much from therapy. Bach flowers only cause small changes that are sometimes difficult to perceive.

The Behaviors of children often arise from the family situation. Parents and siblings should also be ready to change something in their dealings with one another. Bach flowers can also help here.

Ambiguity in the choice of flowers:

If no flower is found that matches the child one must first assume that the child does not need any treatment.

One finds too many matching flowers (more than 8 to 9) you have to do that first Behavior which have been observed in children for a long time and also those who have only recently come to this. You start with the treatment with the flowers that lead to the current behavior fit.

Take your time choosing the flowers, watch your child carefully for a while.

Basically should Bach flowers not be consumed constantly. The Flower essences are harmless, but that continued use Drops can make children feel good. They have to take something constantly to feel good. That can Dependencies also with other substances promote which may not be so harmless.

As soon as you get the feeling that Child urgently needs help (in the event of injuries, in exam situations, fears, etc.) you can always use the so-called "Emergency drops "Use (Rescue Remedy).

The Rescue Remedy

The Emergency drops according to Bach included 5 flowers: Star of Bethlehem, Rock rose, Impatiens, Cherry Plum and Clematis. This mix is ​​as finished concentrate in the pharmacy available and also part of the Bach flower set.

The Emergency drops are exclusively for the acute emergency intended, under no circumstances for taking over a longer period of time. They are free from side effects.

When are emergency drops used:

Always with shock (Accidents, injuries also of a psychological nature) stress, Exam anxiety, Homesickness and everything that children short term scared, shocked and mental troubles triggers. The big ones don't always have to Emergencies be in case of accidents or bad events. A bad school grade, a fight with friends, fear of a spider, nightmares or the upcoming visit to the dentist are reasons for using the emergency drops.

In all cases they work Soothing drops and consoling on the child's state of mind.

Please note!

Under no circumstances can emergency drops replace necessary medical care in the event of an accident!

Use of emergency drops:

In addition one gives 4 drops on a glass (0.2l) fresh tap water and leaves the glass in small sips drink up. You can repeat this procedure again if there is no sufficient improvement.

If you are on the go and have no water available, you can also use emergency drops undiluted take in. In addition one gives 1 to 2 drops from the stock bottle directly on the lips or tongue. You can also put 2 drops on the back of your hand and lick it off.

Emergency drops can also be used in one Oral bottle prepare. To do this, you put 4 drops in brown 20ml bottle (from the pharmacy) and fill up with fresh tap water.

External use:

As an envelope with minor injuries, Insect bites, minor burns, Tension. In addition one gives 6 drops of emergency drops straight from the stock bottle on ½ l of water and soaks with it Shawl.