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Well ive never heard of it..I found it online and read up on it..I would not use something like that personally..i think kids throw fits and get upset at their bounderies..but stress? If your 2 yr old is stressed there is more going on in his life that needs fixed not giving a medicine for it. I can see it helpfull for an adult that is having stress..but probly not kids.

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I have never heard of this.....? But i think i would just deal with the issues my child is experiencing rather than give her something to "calm" her down.

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I personally use Rescue Remedy and LOVE it! My aunt is very knowledgeable in homeopathic remedies for life in general, I guess. I started using it when I was 13, my little brother was a year old, and we would give it to him when he was uncontrollable. It seems to work, just follow what it says on the package. There is a spray, which I'm not too fond of, and the liquid with a dropper in it...that is my preference. Make sure you do research online about it first and talk to your child's pediatrician though. There might be something in it (herbs can have side effects or allergic reactions in some people or with certain medications) that your child's body might not agree with. It's generally safe to say that it's great for the average person to use, but it's better to be safe than sorry. Hope that helps you. Good luck with your son!

Note: All the you's and your's in this are being used in a general manner.

Personally giving drugs to your child to calm them down and make them behave rather than teaching them appropriate and acceptable behavior is hinky and sounds like lazy parenting to me.
Children need to learn how to act in public and at home and "medicating" them may work for the time being, but what happens when they get older?

People can talk all they want about it being "natural" or "herbal", Ephedra is natural and herbal and I think we all know how much damage that drug can do.

If your child is so out of control that you feel the need to drug him/her then perhaps there's something more going on than you may realize. And if it's a behavioral issue perhaps therapy and behavior modification would be the best place to start rather than just medicating him/her and letting it go at that.

It is better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not.

Though I'm not opposed to homeopathic "remedies", I'd first try to figure out what's going on with your little guy. There's a reason they call them the "terrible twos", and whining, tantrums, screaming can all come along with it. They're starting to assert their independence, and are constantly testing their boundaries. Along with that, their communication skills still aren't all that great, and some of these "behavioral" types of issues can be sheer frustration that they can't communicate well with you.

For our son, when he has a meltdown because of boundary issues, we give him choices: you can't eat cookies, but you can eat yogurt or grapes. Really can help diffuse the situation, gives them some amount of independence as they're able to choose, and also can help build communication skills.

Maybe some resuce remedy for your own nerves as you get through this stage would be OK, though;)

Jennifer, mom to one special little boy

When I was growing up parents would say that they 'control' their children with/by spanking. Now, I guess many parents say that they control their kids with drugs.

I'm not trying to be judgmental, but in nearly twelve years, we've never spanked or given our children drugs...we love them, talk with them, spend time with them, and care for them, (I'm sure like many parents here), and have been rewarded with caring, responsible and mostly cooperative children in return.

They're not perfect..but neither are we. Do they do everything we ask them when we ask them?...no. We don't pull out the teaspoon with the liquid medicine or have them pop a pill.

See the post about talking to your kids...it says a lot.

And says the lady with enough medicine to stock a small psychiatric hospital ....

You could give him a shot of Wild Turkey to calm him down, but you wouldn't. There are any number of things found in nature that can be used to alter one's mood; just because it's natural doesn't mean it's safe.

If he is really miserable much of the time, I'd talk to a pediatrician about his diet and his schedule. If there's something that's causing him distress, you don't want to just mask it with some feel-good juju.

My daughter is almost two, and she throws tantrums and cries when she doesn't get what she wants, but I tell her in a calm voice uh ah no trantrums allowed. And she takes a huge breath, and calms herself down, and then we get to the bottom of what she's wanting. They are just trying to communicate, and it's frustrating to them, but my daughter really tries hard so I try hard to figure out what she's trying to ask for.

Lisa - Mom to her spunky little Scarlette

I've never heard of this but hope someone else has. I'm very curious...

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I find that if I use the rescue remedy (glass of red wine for me) I can tolerate the behaviors of my kids MUCH better. I used to teach them to hold the temper flare ups and attitudes until after 5pm but now that I realized "its 5'oclock somewhere" I don't stress as much.....