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How to use rescue with children

 

The rescue is a well-known essence in the Bach flower therapy. Dr. Edward Bach developed it at the beginning of the last century. Ever since he was a child, dr. Bach felt he wanted to do something to help people. After having worked with his father for several years, he started studying to become a doctor. After his studies, he specialized in bacteriology and immunology. He was a very gifted person, who was held in high regard in the medical world. Yet, he was not happy with the results he saw with his patients. He experienced that the treatment or medication was not always as efficient. On the contrary, sometimes the treatment did more damage than good. That is why he started looking for a mild remedy which can be adopted with everyone, regardless the complaint. He stopped practising and set forth into nature. During the next years, he discovered the energetic power of certain flowers. He used those flowers, called Bach flowers, to cure all sorts of complaints with people. The Bach flowers, 38 in total, must be combined in the right way to obtain good results. Every combination is unique. However, dr. Bach left us one combination, which can be used universally, i.e. the rescue remedy.


The rescue remedy is a combination of five Bach flowesrs: those five Bach flowers are the star of Betlehem, cherry plum, impatiens, rock rose and clematis. The rescue remedy can be used in sudden emergency situations caused by fear or panic. There is no minimum age to use the rescue remedy, both elderly people and newborn babies can use the rescue without any risk. The quantity is always the same too, regardless a person’s age. Mostly, it is enough to pour four drops of the rescue onto the tongue and to keep on doing so, until you feel calm again. Generally, children respond fairly quickly and well to the rescue. Should the taste bother them, you can always mix the rescue in their favourite drink or drop it onto their favourite candy. That way, it is even simpler to administer the product.


The rescue remedy is 100 % natural and can not cause any side effects in any way. That is why it is an ideal product to give to little children without overdosing it. Situations where you can give the rescue remedy are for instance severe anxieties, fear to go to school, a painful fall which upset them, coping with sudden emotional events.