Chapter 7:
A Different Answer for Difficult Kids

• Earlier symptoms from the child’s health history may appear briefly then disappear, leaving a net improvement in the child’s health. This process, called return of old symptoms, is a natural part of the homeopathic process and, in fact, is a good sign. We believe it occurs because previous illnesses have left a deep impression in the cellular memory of the individual. It appears that homeopathy has the capacity, when the correct medicine is given, to erase those memories, sometimes permanently.

• Skin eruptions such as rashes, eczema, and warts and discharges of mucus or waste products from the body such as nasal or vaginal discharge or diarrhea may appear for a few days during the healing process. These appearances are also a sign of healing as the body cleanses itself, and usually they go away on their own or, if there is significant discomfort, can be addressed by natural, palliative treatments that are compatible with homeopathy.

The Choice Is Yours
With all of the advantages of homeopathic medicine, it is easy to see why parents all across the United States and Europe are beginning to turn to homeopathy for solutions for ADHD, ODD, CD, Tourette’s disorder and other emotional and behavioral problems. When parents realize it is possible to heal all of a child’s problems, physical and emotional, with one medicine, and when that medicine is natural, safe, highly effective, and cost-effective, with few if any side effects, many parents are willing to consider homeopathic treatment for their children. Even the challenges involved in homeopathic treatment seem minor when the alternative is using potentially toxic pharmaceutical drugs, sometimes for life.

Our experience, in treating over 1,500 children with ADHD and other behavioral and learning problems, is that homeopathy makes sense for those parents looking for an alternative. For parents who are satisfied with conventional drug therapy from their pediatrician or psychiatrist, there is no need to look any further. Those parents are not usually the ones reading this book. It is the parents who are not happy with conventional treatment and want, or are even desperate for, a better approach. They are the ones who are ready for a different answer for their children.

We are not on a crusade to eliminate conventional psychiatric medication for children, only to provide an alternative that we believe has significant advantages. If what you are already doing makes more sense to you and you are getting good results with an acceptable level of side effects, by all means stay with that kind of treatment. However, if you are ready for an alternative that really works, then read on.