Using Flower Essences with Children
Babies and children respond very well to flower essences. To administer them to a child, use four or more drops in a glass of water, four or more times a day. Another powerful way to use them is by placing a few drops on your hands and touching gently the baby or child.
The length of time to use an essence may vary. The general guideline is to use the flower essence for two to three weeks, but you can observe the child's behavior and use as needed.
It is fine to use up to four or five essences at the same time. For more information about combining flower essences and determining a cycle time, see The Art & Technique of Using Flower Essences.
- Big Root Jatropha
- having a growth spurt, or are not growing fast enough
- Bougainvillea
- breathe too fast or too shallowly
- Bright Star
- has difficulty saying no
- Buffalo Gourd
- subject to emotional swings
- Candy Barrel Cactus
- hold on to anger and resentment
- Cellular Joy
- fear being touched
- Claret Cup Hedgehog Cactus
- have difficulty focusing
- Clearing & Releasing Formula with Violet Curls and Crisis Formula
- temper tantrums
- Cow Parsnip
- overly responsible and lacks the ability to play
- Crisis Formula
- shock, trauma, or excitement
- Crisis Formula with Milky Nipple Cactus
- cry constantly when left with others
- Crisis Formula with Violet Curls and Clearing & Releasing Formula
- temper tantrums
- Desert Holly
- feel stifled by smothering love
- Desert Holly with Mala Mujer
- jealous of a new sibling
- Desert Sumac
- feel lonely and cut off from others
- Evening Star
- shy
- Fairy Duster
- excited, over stimulated and who can't calm down
- Fishhook Cactus
- who are afraid of speaking up
- Hairy Larkspur
- craves sweets or carbohydrates
- Indian Root
- make things hard for themselves and struggle
- Inmortal
- feel weighted down by shame; harm themselves
- Inmortal with Scorpion Weed and Thurber's Gilia
- wet the bed
- Jojoba
- overly sensitive and delicate
- Mala Mujer and Desert Holly
- jealous of a new sibling
- Mexican Shell Flower
- wall themselves off from others
- Milky Nipple Cactus
- weaning, or for those who are fearful and cling to mother; needy of attention or feel neglected; insecure of the love of their parents
- Milky Nipple Cactus with Crisis Formula
- cry constantly when left with others
- Mountain Mahogany
- comfortable being at home and reluctant to go to school
- Ocotillo
- erupt in uncontrollably strong emotional reactions
- Palmer Amaranth
- for a baby who refuses to nurse
- Purple Mat
- reserved, inhibited and use manipulation to get what they want
- Sacred Datura
- moving: have difficulty changing home or school
- Saguaro
- give up easily; disobedient and talk back; insists, "I can't!"
- Scorpion Weed
- fear: afraid of imaginary monsters; afraid of making mistakes
- Scorpion Weed with Inmortal and Thurber's Gilia
- wet the bed
- Scorpion Weed with Thurber's Gillia
- afraid of the dark
- Soaptree Yucca
- indecisive
- Sow Thistle
- socially inappropriate or obnoxious
- Spanish Bayonet Yucca
- afraid to face a challenge
- Star Primrose
- feel angry or resentful and blame others for it
- Strawberry Cactus
- expect things to go wrong
- Syrian Rue
- lying
- Teddy Bear Cholla Cactus
- frustrated or impatient with their growth
- Thurber's Gilia
- fear: paralyzed by their fears
- Thurber's Gilia with Scorpion Weed
- afraid of the dark
- Thurber's Gilia with Inmortal and Scorpion Weed
- wet the bed
- Violet Curls with Clearing & Releasing Formula and Crisis Formula
- temper tantrums
- Windflower
- experience energy ups and down
- Woven Spine Pineapple Cactus
- exhausted but cannot sleep
For in-depth information about each of the flower essences mentioned above, see The Alchemy of the Desert - Second Edition.
References
See also the following article by Cynthia Athina Kemp Scherer: