| If you are a parent than you will probably be | | | | attention. The mother quickly bundled up the infant |
| interested in how you can use aromatherapy | | | | into her arms and we all gasped though not saying a |
| essential oils to keep your baby calm. | | | | word. I told her to stay calm and place her hand |
| Children can often challenge us in many ways. | | | | over the baby’s forehead while I raced |
| Keeping their health in check, their emotions in | | | | upstairs and grabbed my bottle of Roman Chamomile |
| balance and basically just keeping an eye on them | | | | essential oil from my overnight bag. I placed a drop |
| can be an all-consuming task that can test our | | | | directly onto the baby’s forehead gently |
| sanity! Some years ago B.C (before children), my | | | | massaging it in and held my hand over her forehead |
| partner and I were invited to stay with some friends | | | | for a few minutes staying relaxed and calm. Within |
| for a social get together. While our friends were | | | | a short period of time the baby stopped crying just |
| playing happy families with their one year old | | | | as one of us realised that the barbeque steaks were |
| daughter, we were discussing how important it is | | | | starting to burn. Oh well
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| that children not be programmed with fear. In other | | | | On the plus side, the baby made a remarkable |
| words when a child trips over and hurts themselves | | | | recovery without any bruising or swelling. It just goes |
| or gets bitten by an ant in the garden, how | | | | to prove that children really do bounce
just kidding! |
| important it is to stay calm and be proactive in their | | | | So if you are a mother in particular, Chamomile is |
| care and not reactive. | | | | essential for those little emergencies for its soothing, |
| So during the family barbeque with everyone | | | | calming, anti-inflammatory effect and is gentle enough |
| engrossed in conversation the little baby girl suddenly | | | | for sensitive skin and other problems such as colic |
| fell from sitting at chair height smack onto the patio | | | | and nappy rash. On a subtle level chamomile helps |
| pavers landing on her forehead. There was a | | | | us to accept the help of others. Both the German |
| sickening sound as she hit the hard surface of the | | | | and Roman Chamomiles have a myriad of uses for |
| pavement and her screams made us all jump to | | | | both yourself and your family. |