My 3 year old is a very hyperactive child. I'm talking bouncing off the walls 24/7 hyper. Running in circles literally. She has a lot of sensory issues oral especially. She never sleeps. Heck she never even sits. If something goes wrong for example she can't get her shirt on she has a melt down. If she isn't aloud to do something she will have a 15 minute tantrum. I'm exhausted she's exhausted. It's been like this for as long as I can remember. She getting worse by the week. And each week i get more and more worried. She doesn't know how to regulate her body either. Her OT picked that up. She can't regulate her emotions either. We were seeing a counselor but our visits are up now.
Were still looking into what it could possibly be.
But I'm wondering if one way gives there children like this anything natural to help with calming them.
I use to see a lady for my horse decades ago who use to do magnetic treatment on his muscles to release the tension. She gave him these dropps called moonstones. I think it was just magnesium. But they took away so much of his hyperness. I was wondering if any of this is possible on a child. Or even seeing a naturopath? I would hate to medicate her with all this other medications they can give children. Especially this age if it gets that far.
What is every one's opinions?
Natural ways to calm a child
Natural ways to calm a child
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Regulating emotions is a very very hard thing to do, remember you're asking someone to recognise and name their feelings and to think through logically and change that feeling. It's huge, adults struggle with it. Kids can learn the strategies closer to age 7. Until then, be the calm when she gets going, don't add to it. Model problems out loud, 'oh well, it's ok' 'I won't let it ruin my whole day' 'it's not a big problem'
My opinion is to see a paed though. Is there a reason she is so dis regulated? Stressful house? How does she sleep, eat, how is her medical history, social/emotional background, family history, a paed will help you get to the bottom of it, which is what you will need to do to understand and help her.
We spent a small fortune on naturopaths and other natural remedies. All a total waste of money.
Once we got a diagnosis and found the right child psychologist and speech therapist who knew how to get the best out of my son, and taught me, things got a hell of a lot better.
Don’t get me wrong, I still had locks on EVERYTHING, but things did get calmer.
Also we purchased a trampoline. My son would jump for hours.
I see nothing wrong with looking into natural holistic approaches or even dietary approaches, however, i think it's really unwise to poo poo the idea of modern medicine straight off the bat before you even know what - if anything, is actually going on.
There's this common misconception that kids with behavioural issues will just be chucked on Ritalin and turned into zombies, more often than not though modern medicine in combination with close monitoring by the pead and therapies - it can be life changing (for the better)!
That being said, it's nearly impossible to get a diagnosis at 3, let alone prescription meds, mostly because it's hard to define between typical toddler difficultness she'll grow put of or something beyond "normal".
Just keep an open mind is all I'm saying, in the mean time perhaps you could invest in some sensory tools (think silicone bead necklaces, weighted blankets etc).
What’s her diet like? You’ve probably cut out most sugar? But that’s always the first thing I think when you have hyper kids. So many hidden sugars these days. I think I’m doing well and then the kids start bouncing off the walls, so I delve back into watching what they eat strictly and they settle down again. Although I’ve got naturally full on kids, they definitely turn ridiculous with sugar.
And same with sleep. I always believe sleep promotes sleep, even for my 4 year old. And if he gets in a cycle of constant over-tired, it’s hard to get him back to the healthy point... takes a bit but it helps his mental health so much. And I always know when my kids don’t have enough sleep because they just can’t handle things. Nobody else thinks my kids are tired because they SEEM wide awake / HYPO but to me, that’s a sign they are over-tired
Does she still have a day nap? Both my kids NEEDED the day nap and still do. Regardless if anyone else said they were past it, or if they fought me tooth and nail.
You’ve probably tried these though. And if so, take her to see another GP air keep hassling the one you’ve got until someone listens
My children were exactly like this, with many other symptoms and they’re both ADHD. I struggled for years with not medicating them and trying anything I could. But, the specialist explained to me that ADHD is not a behaviour issue or anything you can fix. It is a neurological condition where the brain lacks the dopamine chemical which causes the brain and body to go haywire with 6 main areas of executive functions.
Having said that, there could be a few different reasons why your daughter is hyperactive etc like natural or artificial chemical/fragrance or food allergies and intolerances, vitamin or mineral deficiencies or sensory processing issues to name a few. Hard to treat without knowing the cause 🤔
Yes magnesium helps relaxation and sleep, also essentials oils like DoTERRA balance and lavender on feet can calm hyper children within minutes. They only offer support though, I would see a naturopath, and try other natural remedies before resorting to mood altering, numbing meds that I have seen kids have, it’s a difficult battle working out what’s best.
I am married to the adult version.
People forget...kids grow into adults.
We have a 16ft trampoline
A dog that needs a good walk
We eat well
He does a regular fitness class
Magnesium helps
Anti anxiety meds
He said ritalin made him feel like a zombie.
Structure! Even as an adult! He cant do week ends. (He will have tantrums,where he does not remember having it)
His behaviour nearly drove me to leave him.
I got hypnotised so I don't react to some of the things he does.
If I am calm, he is fine..he really does feed off my emotions.
Our nice calm household has been awesome even the kids don't do anything to get in trouble.
Lots of chats and taking stock of what's going on.
He was not sorted as a child and is still paying for it at 40 years old.
Legitimate medication or natural medication. Regardless you're still medicating.
Don't be an idiot, speak to your GP