Seeing your little one hurt is the worst thing in a parent's life. Maybe there are better ways to help your little one heal from those inevitable bumps and scrapes. - Ed.

There I was, at the local shops getting the last few things for dinner, before getting my oldest son from school, when I got a phone call from my partner Nick, to say our youngest son, Tom, had been hurt in an accident at crèche. A mother’s body does strange things at the news of one of her children being hurt. I clutched my stomach, I think in fear of it falling to the ground. I’m sure my heart stopped beating, and I broke out in a cold sweat. Nick was going to drive Tom to my son’s school, so I could then take him to our G.P.

When Nick drove in the driveway at school, he looked pale and extremely worried. There was our Tom, slumped in his booster seat, a HUGE purple egg on his forehead, a 4 cm gash just under his right eye, and a purple cheekbone. He was asleep, but I needed him to be awake - I was sure he was concussed.

Luckily we avoided stitches (saved him from looking like Frankenstein in later years!!), were sent home from the doctors with some steri-strips holding the gash together and a warning that Tommy would wake the next morning with a black eye and that his face would be swollen and purple.

Being a Homœopath, I gave Tommy Arnica (great for bruising and shock), and Hypericum (for cuts, gashes, and pain) and hoped for the best. Now I know that Homœopathy can do amazing things, but even I was surprised when Tom slept through the night, didn’t complain of a headache once (I’d even gone and bought some Panadol in anticipation of the 3am “Mummy my head hurts”) and I found his angel face completely bruise-free and with NO swelling!!

Three days later, we went back to our G.P. for review. He removed the steri-strips, and was amazed at the lack of bruising and swelling. I think I may have impressed a medico with Homœopathy. He actually admitted he was surprised at how well it was healing and wanted to know more about homoeopathy. Now, a week later, you have to look really closely to see the scar line of where the gash was, and I’m applying Rose Hip oil a few times a day to minimize the scarring.

For those new to Homœopathy, these medicines stimulate the body’s vital force in order for it to be able to heal itself. It works according to “The Law of Similars”, in that a medicine that can alleviate a certain set of symptoms is derived from something which will bring on those symptoms in crude form. For example, many people find that coffee will give them insomnia. However coffee prepared Homœopathically can alleviate symptoms of insomnia. I still find it amazing to see how well and easily the body heals given the right Homœopathic remedy and support.

Homoeopathy can help with chronic conditions (asthma, eczema, learning and behavioural difficulties, depression, ‘that cold I get every June” etc), acute conditions (a once-off bout of hay fever, muscle strain, teething, fever, emotional shock etc) and first aid situations (bee stings, cuts, falls etc).

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