Why do children (and their parents) love homeopathy?

Homeopathy tastes good. In my clinic, it is common to see a child open up their mouth like a baby bird and then their mum drops the remedy in. This happens even when it is a child whose mother struggles to get them to take panadol. Homeopathy has no compliance problems when it comes to getting children to take their medicine.

Homeopathic medicines are made with a small amount of lactose (milk sugar) or sucrose, but the level of sweetness is so small that it poses no problems, even for diabetic or lactose intolerant children.

The remedies are non-toxic. As parents we worry about the amount of chemicals our children are ingesting. With homeopathy there is no need to worry because all our remedies are completely child-friendly and non-toxic.

Children love the way homeopaths ask them questions directly. This makes it easy for the homeopath to gather all the information needed to choose the suitable homeopathic medicine. Parents are sometimes surprised to learn new things about their child in the first consult, like headaches, nightmares or constipation.

Children seem to know somehow, or have a sixth sense that homeopathic medicines are good for them. Whether that is true or not, they deserve effective alternatives to conventional, potentially harmful medications. It is wise to save the big-guns of the pharmaceutical companies for the times when your child really needs them and use homeopathy for the rest.