It was Edward Bach, an English homeopathic doctor, who invented flower essences in the 1930s. Convinced that emotional harmony plays a vital role in our well-being, he then selects 38 flowers corresponding to 38 emotions. Each negative emotion corresponds to a positive need: one of the Bach flowers. “Bach Flowers are not miracle cures. They are not intended to treat diseases. Their only goal is to support the emotions of the child, and only the emotions” underlines Nathalie Auzemery, counselor and trainer approved in Bach Flowers, author of Treat your children with Bach Flowers (ed. Leduc.s).
At what age can we take Bach Flowers?
From 3 years old, he is given 2 drops diluted in a glass of water, 4 times a day. You can mix several flowers (up to 7).
- For the emotions that last : in cure of 3 weeks. The easiest way is to set up an easy routine: 2 drops when you wake up, 2 before you go to school, 2 when you get home and 2 at bedtime.
- For fleeting emotions : in this case, we take 2 drops before or during the fateful moment (examination, anxiety…) without forgetting the 3 other doses to be distributed throughout the day. Repeat for several days until the emotions to be overcome are squeezed out.
How to choose them?
“First, we discuss with our child in order to discuss his feelings, in order to identify his mood, his emotional state”, adds Nathalie Auzeméry. “It is perhaps the most delicate phase because it is not always easy for a child to put words on feelings”. Once your child’s state of mind has been identified, all that remains is to choose the appropriate floral remedy (s). In case of doubt, you can ask your pharmacist for advice or find a Bach Flowers advisor.
Can we treat everything with Bach Flowers?
“The Bach Flowers treat all the problems of the children but they manage in priority the emotional disturbances related to these problems” insists the counselor in Bach Flowers. When the child describes the situation that upsets him, he will put a whole bunch of adjectives, words, facial expressions that will give indications. Take them into consideration when choosing the flower (s) that will help overcome her emotions.
Your child is having trouble sleeping
- He has night terrors : Pink rock
- He’s scared for no good reason, noises and imagined monsters worry him: Aspen
- He is too tense, excited, impossible for him to relax and unwind: Vervain
- He doesn’t want to sleep, refuses to go to bed, says he is not sleepy: Vine
My child is tired
- He is worried about his future and that tires and undermines his morale: Mimulus
- He is very impatient and always in tension, nothing is going fast enough for him and this creates fatigue: Impatiens
- He worries a lot and he’s psychically exhausted: Red Chestnut
My child is rowdy and very restless
- He can’t channel her, he jumps everywhere: Cherry Plum
- It’s a real word mill, impossible to silence him: Heather
- He can’t stand the frustration : Vine
- He feels fear, it worries him and he gets agitated: Aspen
My child is angry
- He starts screaming with rage without controlling himself, rolls on the ground: Cherry Plum
- He is jealous of his brothers / sisters, he bites, claws, pulls the hair: Holly
- He feels sadness and that puts him in a state of anger: Star of Bethelehem
- He is impulsive, quarter turn: Impatiens
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