So, when my son was 5, he was a rambunctious little ball of energy, constantly coming home from school with cuts, bruises, and everything in between. He played hard, just a typical boy. But, to be fair, my daughter was the same way, always rough and tumble. Sigh!
The only difference back then was that my daughter would also come home cranky. That girl was always cranky when she got home. I never really understood it—she loved her teacher, had friends, and enjoyed school. But the moment we walked through the door, her mood would just drop. Maybe she was just worn out from being so busy all day. School can be a lot for such a little person, and I was constantly battling her mood swings.
So here’s the trick. Whenever my kids had a scrape, cut, a bruise, an owie, anything really, I know a lot of people like to put Lavender oil on it, and that’s great, but I loved to put kid friendly Helichrysum on it. Just one drop, twice a day. You can also put a drop of Frankincense 30 seconds after the Helichrysum oil. The Frankincense will help the body absorb the Helichrysum better. Anytime I see blood, the first thing I grab is Helichrysum! Helichrysum helps more than Lavendar, plus it helped my daughter’s mood a WHOLE LOT BETTER than something like Lavender! Seriously, I’d pay anything to help THAT!!!!! LOL.
Helichrysum has many benefits and is known for helping with deep intense anguish and turmoil. But one of the things I love it for is that it helps with a child being more thankful.
So your child comes home totally grumpy, unhappy, miserable, and you put Helichrsum on them, or because it’s a more spendy oil, just have them smell it!!! You could even use it in a diffuser if you have one! Within a few seconds, my daughter was THANKFUL, instead of miserable. She was that happy, joyful little girl that she had been. Instead of seeing the world as if the glass were half empty, she was thankful for her life, school, her family, home, etc.
Back then, I was sorry; I knew what horrible years awaited me in her teens. She was only 9 at the time, and I couldn’t even begin to imagine what it would be like when she became a teenager. Lord, help me! But I did know this: every oil helped with moods; it helped my family’s moods, and there was not a price I could put on helping my children become the man and woman they should be by supporting their emotions.
Kids have a lot to deal with. School is HARD! School is not like when we were kids. The world gets eviler by the day, and the more I can influence, dare I say MAKE my kids be thankful and be in a good mood, I’m going to take it. What about you?
The most important kid-safe essential oil to never be without if you have kids is Helichrysum. There are just so many things this oil can do! As a mom, you can literally be READY FOR ANYTHING with essential oils! Seriously, in a day and age when kids needs INSTANT relief, this meets that challenge!
One bottle of Helichrysum has 80-100 drops of oil in it. It literally lasts a LONG time as you only need 1 drop of oil per day depending on the issue. If you’re dealing with emotions like my daughter, you don’t even need 1 drop, just have the child smell the bottle!
