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I have a kid who comes with one, double wrapped about the ankle, and wearing a sleeper (so no way to access it).
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I agree with this route to take first, Silver! My dd is over 2 years since we took all the chemical stuff out of her diet. The reaction is immediate and noticeable when she eats anything with red or yellow dye (14 and 16 are the worst), nitrates, artificial flavors, colors, preservatives and she can't handle white flour at all for some reason. Everything I bake has whole wheat or another whole grain in it and she's fine. Throw a little white flour in there and we have a winner for beating a train in a race, both on foot and talking.Try taking out all red dyes (cereal, candy, cookies etc that have it) and no processed food (microwave meals, fast food etc). It helped my DD tremendously and she has ADHD. We have the diagnosis and she's medicated but by changing her meals we were able to drop one of hers meds because it helped that much. Maybe it'll work for you.
Also, early bedtime and plenty of outdoor time especially at key moments. DD has piano on Tuesdays and if it's bad weather and she doesn't play outside on Tuesday pm we HAVE to walk to lessons or she HAS to run/bike/rollerblade for 20 minutes beforehand or she CAN'T learn. I've learned over the years that it's important for me to provide the environmental changes she needs to function.
The only packaged stuff we eat is things that we understand every ingredient on the label and I could recreate at home.Comment
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I actually bought a couple to keep here and my older kids have used them, as I have I. I think they do have some effect and I really think they help with the drooling of my teething DCB. Mine are also knotted between each bead.Comment
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Try taking out all red dyes (cereal, candy, cookies etc that have it) and no processed food (microwave meals, fast food etc). It helped my DD tremendously and she has ADHD. We have the diagnosis and she's medicated but by changing her meals we were able to drop one of hers meds because it helped that much. Maybe it'll work for you.Thank you both!!I agree with this route to take first, Silver! My dd is over 2 years since we took all the chemical stuff out of her diet. The reaction is immediate and noticeable when she eats anything with red or yellow dye (14 and 16 are the worst), nitrates, artificial flavors, colors, preservatives and she can't handle white flour at all for some reason. Everything I bake has whole wheat or another whole grain in it and she's fine. Throw a little white flour in there and we have a winner for beating a train in a race, both on foot and talking.
Also, early bedtime and plenty of outdoor time especially at key moments. DD has piano on Tuesdays and if it's bad weather and she doesn't play outside on Tuesday pm we HAVE to walk to lessons or she HAS to run/bike/rollerblade for 20 minutes beforehand or she CAN'T learn. I've learned over the years that it's important for me to provide the environmental changes she needs to function.
The only packaged stuff we eat is things that we understand every ingredient on the label and I could recreate at home.
We already eat a fairly "clean" diet but there is of course room for improvement. She's been like this since birth (and some things, she was like this in utero as well) so a lot of it is definitely nature for her, vs environmental factors. But, I want to change that stuff in our diet anyway. It's a slow process though.
She's gotten so much worse just recently that I'm hoping it's partly age-related and I'm kind of biding my time to see how much she outgrows in the next six months or so as she approaches seven. in the meantime, she's homeshooled so there's no effect on academics or anything, we simply just adjust the lessons to accommodate her on any given day.Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!Comment
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An older homeschool mom once told me this and I have found it to be true of all my kiddos, but especially those who have special needs.Thank you both!!
We already eat a fairly "clean" diet but there is of course room for improvement. She's been like this since birth (and some things, she was like this in utero as well) so a lot of it is definitely nature for her, vs environmental factors. But, I want to change that stuff in our diet anyway. It's a slow process though.
She's gotten so much worse just recently that I'm hoping it's partly age-related and I'm kind of biding my time to see how much she outgrows in the next six months or so as she approaches seven. in the meantime, she's homeshooled so there's no effect on academics or anything, we simply just adjust the lessons to accommodate her on any given day.
You will have six months of terror, while they grow in some way (physically, emotionally, or a combo) and then six months of peace while they process. Of course, it is never exact, but it has held out throughout their lives. Truly interesting.Comment
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This is absolutely accurate, I've found. I read parenting books by Louise bates-Ames (Your X Year Old, there's one for each year from 1 until 9, and then a 10 to 14) and those are where I first learned the idea of six months of disequilibrium and six months of peace. Many kids are hellish on the "back half" of the year. Mine is awful from the 1/4 to the 3/4. So....we're still smack in the middle of it. She'll be 6.5 at the end of this month. I need deity-level patience to get through this ::
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Why do you have to be so negative? Have you seen the teething necklace "at work"? My DD wears one and it's night and day when she doesn't have it on. It's not a fad either. Amber has been used as a healing agent for hundreds of years. And I hope the mom of the little boy you speak of doesn't happen upon this board. It would break my heart to see someone caring for my child talk of him in such ways. Maybe you should reconsider your career.Comment
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Okay, I am writing from a tablet, so I'll chime in more on amber and rocks in general, but to make it short...
Some swear by amber helping with pain (teething included). I guess, it depends on how bad pain is (use 1 to 10 hospital pain scale). Maybe 1 to 5, but after that you need meds. Again, depends.
It doesn't need to necessarily touch your skin, but be near the pain spot (pocket works, too). It's vibrations that work... if you believe in that
Crystals need to be cleansed and charged. Some don't (kyanite and super 7), some just need cleansing (citrine and smokey quartz), and I never worked with amber, but it may need it. In any case, if it feels like rock doesn't work, try cleanse/charge and see if it feels different. It may... or not. I say, "my rocks are tired"
One thing about amber: try to resist buying a piece with a former living creature stuck in it (fly, spider, scorpio, whatever).
And if you are up for a little adventure, try sticking a piece of azurite where you have pain for 20 minutes or so and see if it helps. Again, some swear by it.
I am not a doctor or even a crystal healer, I just play one in my spare time.Comment
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This 100%. I've never had problems with teething in all my years of childcare. Children are a little fussy sometimes but not enough for me to put them in danger even if it's low risk. A center in California just had a child die due to a teething necklace while sleeping (according to early reports) and there are several stories out there of children almost choking or strangling using them. Many states don't allow children to wear them at all in childcare.
To top it off there are so many studies saying they don't do a darn thing and they're way more compelling than the antidotal support for them provided by parents.Comment
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I dont allow jewelry. I don't know if they'd work for your pain but the risk is greater than the benefit for me as a care provider.
I also rarely have a teething baby. I have babies who cut teeth but I rarely have one who shows distress signs. I believe most things people blame on teething are caused by over tiredness, overstimulation, lack of routine, lack of attention, general boredom or something similar.Comment
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I think those necklaces should stop being advertized as teething panacea. they may help, they may not help, but they should just be called "amber necklace" without mentioning anything about teething. it gives parents this false sense that they are a safe alternative to pain meds or OraJel.
for the fear of choking, I never used it on my daughter. thought about it, but decided against it.Comment
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