Children often derive enormous benefits from homeopathic treatment. In acute cases, the remedies can sometimes act with breath taking speed to reduce fevers, stop coughs or clear an earache. The use of strong medications which can have negative effects on the immune system, digestive tract and other parts of the body can also be avoided very frequently. When an appropriate constitutional remedy is prescribed, it is not infrequent to find that the child's whole being physical, emotional and mental seems stronger after several months. There is a great satisfaction for both the parents and practitioner to see that the course they mutually pursued is having a positive effect which very possibly will carry through the entire life of the child.
The process of prescribing for a child is essentially the same as for an adult. The same type of information is needed and the same principles apply. The major difference is that the practitioner often cannot rely on information verbally communicated by children. Instead, it is through the observation of behavior that the homeopath picks up clues to the important symptoms in the case and develops an understanding of the temperament of a particular child.
