Question on home remedies for children

This is such a general question it cannot be answered in an accurate way.  Often, the use of home remedies and natural therapeutics are a commitment made by the parents for the long term health of their children.  Therefore it becomes a lifestyle choice.


  If a child has meningitis, there are natural therapies to help the body deal with the infection. However, because the risks are significant and the child's vital force may be compromised,  I would probably recommend the use of antibiotics and hospital care. 

So, if you're talking prevention and long term health, then natural therapeutics have a proven history over thousands of years in many cultures.


  If you're talking about a comparison with prescriptive medications for the last two hundred years, then you have only to look at the mounting evidence of FDA recalls and the increasing incidence of the progression of more chronic childhood diseases.  Disruption of the normal development of the immune system through outside interventions before seven years of age is increasingly linked with the development of asthma, autoimmune conditions, ADD, ADHD etc.  

So, the assessment of "safety" rests within your own paradigm. 

Dr. Karen Benton, Naturopathic Physician