Acupuncture is a huge hit with kids! What a great way to improve your child's health without drugs. For infants and toddlers, I use several techniques that do NOT involve needles or cause pain.  These work to gently stimulate acupoints that help balance the body’s innate healing processes. Children as young as four take teeny tiny needles very comfortably and respond quickly to treatments. Once introduced to acupuncture, we find that kids really look forward to their treatments and parents tell us that kids will ask to come in for acupuncture when they are not feeling well.

Billions of parents have used acupuncture and herbal medicines to keep their families healthy for the last several thousand years.  Even fussy children are quick to discover that herbal tinctures can make them feel better – a quick squirt under the tongue, make a face, and it's all done. Simple. The conditions we can treat successfully include:

• asthma and wheezing

• teething pain

• night terrors and poor sleep

• earaches and sore throats

• bumps, bruises and boo-boos

• eczema

• poor appetite and digestive disorders

• delayed development

• anxiety

• bedwetting

• mood swings and tantrums

• plus many others…

We can provide a variety of simple herbal remedies formulated especially for children and some basic items that should be in every health-conscious family’s first aid kit. We exclusively use products that have been rigorously tested to meet the highest standards for purity and safety…after all, we use these herbs ourselves! With all the recent recalls of popular children’s medications that have been in the headlines, it's no surprise that parents are being extra-cautious…the good news is that we offer safe alternatives and we can work with your Pediatrician or other healthcare providers to ensure your child gets the best care possible.

By Beverly Osachoff, RTCMP