Homeopathy Remedies For Foster Children
Adopted and foster children, who experience parental abandonment or neglect, suffer from a wide spectrum of problems. Inadequate bonding, fear, anxiety, chronic diseases and poor social development are just some of the disorders exhibited by adopted and foster children. A homeopathy remedy can be extremely beneficial as a treatment in this case.
No matter what the conventional diagnosis is, homeopathy treats the child as whole. The practitioner determines the selection of the homeopathic medicine based on the pattern of symptoms and the common features of each child's early life. In the case of adopted or foster children who've suffered abandonment and neglect, the homeopathic medicine reflects this picture. The most common homeopathic medicines prescribed are Saccharum, derived from sugar cane and chocolate.
Saaccharum is a homeopathic medicine that has great potential for foster children who lacked love and nurturing in their early life, and attempt to fill this deficit with close physical contact and an extreme craving for sweets. These children often have behavior problems, like irritability, tantrums, and desire for constant attention and affection. These severe attachment and bonding issues make these kids fidgety, restless, impulsive and very difficult to manage, leading to a diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). There is also an inordinate desire to eat frequently and hoard food, especially sugar. The child will go to great lengths to satisfy his craving for sweets and candy: candy wrappers not locked up mysteriously disappear, a stash of sweets stuffed under the bed and trails of goodies in the closet.
Children treated with Saaccharum can experience marked improvement in their behavior and focus. They become less irritable and prone to tantrums. They also exhibit much less aggression and fighting and are able to get along with other children. Their focus improves as they are less distractible and stop sucking their thumbs and fingers to seek attention. The craving for sugar and sweets should also be dramatically reduced.
Chocolate is another important homeopathic medicine for foster children who suffered a deficit of nurturing in their early childhood. The symptoms and behavioral problems exhibited are similar to those in the Saaccharum case, except that the craving is more specifically for chocolate and red foods rather than sweets. The homeopathic treatment is similar and the child should respond in exactly the same fashion: improved behavior and focus and a decrease in compensatory craving for chocolate and red foods.