Some children can’t wait to get back to school to see their friends and be back in class, but many feel a sense of anxiety, even dread, at the prospect.
Well-chosen homeopathic remedies leading up to the start of term and for trickier mornings, can make things a whole lot calmer.
Below is a list of my top 4 remedies for back to school nerves.
Pulsatilla
This is a primary separation anxiety remedy. Faced with having to be apart from the parent, this child will become extremely clingy, needy and tearful – pitiful to see. They are the kind of child who will manage separation from their loved ones by forming close attachments to others such as a teacher or friend. Physically, they will tend to be prone to colds with lots of snot and also to ear infections.
Lycopodium
This remedy will be of help for children who lack confidence and when they are old enough, they may try to compensate for this lack by putting on a face of bluster and false courage. In fact, they may also compensate for feeling insecure at school by being bossy at home or vice versa. They are a remedy for kids who are very anxious before school but are fine once they’re there. Lycopodium children are likely to suffer from digestive problems such as constipation and wind.
Argentum Nitrate
This highly anxious remedy will suit kids who are anxious about many things, not just school. Anxiety will make them go into overdrive and they quickly catastrophise - the “What if??’ kind of person. Their hurry and worry, if bad, will tend to go to their stomach and give them diarrhoea.
Gelsemium
This is another brilliant anxiety remedy, and this one will suit a child who will meet an anxious situation with either a kind of freeze or a run and hide response. If you are needing to get your child to school but find them hiding beneath their duvet fully clothed, Gelsemium may well be your remedy.
Please feel free to get in touch about anything here or any other issue that you feel homeopathy may be able to help with.
