Unstable Fickle Children and Homoeopathy
Arjun came to my cabin and felt like there was a “Whirlwind”(“वावटळ “) or what ? In the next five minutes, they messed up all the papers on my table. His father somehow restrained him and held him tightly. Still it continued to move. When he was released, he would run everywhere. “It’s been going on like this all day, Doctor!” His Mother was saying angrily.
Someone has to be behind him all the time, otherwise there is no telling what the work will be done.
Arjuna, who was six years old, was very active from the time he was cradled. When he started crawling, all the things in the house had to be kept.
At first, his Fickleness was appreciated. Then the trouble started. His playfulness was much higher than other Children of his age. Constantly ran here and there. He was not focused on any single thing. Even if a new object is brought to play, he will not be engrossed in it for long. Nothing was held in place properly. He don’t care if something hurts him.
Even if he is brought to give something, he does not keep quiet till he get it. He immediately starts screaming until the thing is given.
Taken to school as a six-year-old; But there is no focus on Education at all. He began to trouble other Children, so the teachers advised him to see a Doctor. So he was brought to ” Chaitanya Homoeopathic Clinic ” for treatment.
Arjun had a disease called “Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). Hyperactivity Many parents feel that their Children are too active.
There are such children in every class of school. But not all children can be diagnosed with hyperactivity.
Often due to Restlessness, Stress, Emotional imbalance and other Mental nature of children, these children become unstable and fickle.
Certain rules are used to diagnose Hyperactivity.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) can be diagnosed from this complaint when instability and excessive restlessness, create obstacles in the Social and Academic life of Children.
The rate is three times higher in girls than in boys.
The prevalence of disease is higher in urban areas than in rural areas.
Symptoms of ADHD begin to appear in the first five years of age.
If these symptoms persist for more than six months and interfere with other Children’s progress, it is a sign of illness.
- They can’t sit still in one place, like movement, hands twitching,
- Restlessness,
- Sitting still at school-home or somewhere.
- Forgetting, losing things,
- Taking a long time to find the necessary materials when asked to do a job, so the work is not completed on time, then the report gets remarks as incomplete work .
- Fatigue, obesity are the symptoms of this disease.
- Lack of patience,
- Fidgeting with Elders,
- Talking in the middle of their conversation,
- Answering questions before they are finished,
- Giving answers without thinking,
- Not being able to follow instructions properly or follow instructions one after the other,
- Not sticking to one thing and
- Half-heartedly following another, then doing the third thing.
- Not paying attention to what other people are talking to you.
- Indulging in risky behaviors without realizing the seriousness of things that are physically harmful.
For example,
bending over a cliff, lighting matchsticks, jumping from a great height, games or activities that require concentration,
children are not interested in and avoid such games or activities. That is, children enjoy playing mobile games and computer games at least for a while because the pictures in such games are moving and changing. Therefore, the brain is continuously stimulated.
Therefore, in the eyes of parents and teachers, these children are known as mischievous, mischievous and unruly children.
There are some findings of Psychology as to why this defect occurs in Children–
1) This disease is Congenital in some Children. During the growth of the brain, some malfunction occurs in the structure of the cells and their biochemical functions, resulting in this type of disease.
When children reach the age of three to four years, these symptoms begin to become more severe. Its intensity can be more or less. If the severity of the disease is very high, then the child is very restless and troublesome. It is immediately noticeable that there is something different about it.
But if the severity of the disease is low, often this disease is not noticed early. The boy is neglected as he is a bit restless, but due to lack of attention he starts falling behind in studies. Then after looking closely, his illness is noticed.
These symptoms appear due to
- Maternal smoking during pregnancy,
- Side effects of drinking alcohol,
- Artificial ingredients or other artificial ingredients in food,
- Thyroid gland disorders,
- Viral infection,
- Brain disorders, Brain immaturity,
- Some drugs (phenobarbital, thiophycarin, etc.).
- Along with many such defects, Hyperactivity is found in Children.
- In addition, problems such as Learning disability ,
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and
- Personality disorders such as Impulsivity,
- Hyperexcitability,
- Impulsiveness,
- Negative behavior, etc. can also coexist with Hyperactivity.
If ADHD-like symptoms start suddenly, Children may have Depression, Tension, etc., or it may also be due to recent changes in the body.
Some more observations are that women who suffer from physical problems, sickness, fever etc. during pregnancy, who do not have mental health, have a child with ADHD. It is more likely to happen.
If there is any kind of injury to the brain during the birth of the baby and the blood supply and oxygen supply to the brain decreases, this disease is likely to occur.
The first major symptom of this disease is “Attention Deficit” which means Difficulty in Concentrating on one thing !
Due to this Lack of Attention, it is necessary to concentrate to learn a new thing and remember what has been learned after it reaches the brain properly. But due to lack of attention span, children are hindered in learning new things. Therefore, despite being intelligent, they fall behind in studies or feel like they are mentally retarded.
Another key symptom is Restlessness. Those children have much more physical activity than others. They move like a keyed car.
The third important symptom is restlessness.
These guys can’t wait for anything. They want everything immediately. If they get a chance to take turns in a game, they can’t wait, jump right in, these kids get aggressive if they don’t get what they want quickly. (Temper Tantrum).
Due to the above Behavioral defects, the children are misbehaved at home and at school. They are spoken to. is ignored. It is said to be deliberate. But in reality, children do not do these things deliberately, rather, Psychology says that the behavior of Children is changed due to changes in certain chemicals in the brain.
At the same time, the neglect and suffering from other people makes the Children even more desperate. Start underestimating yourself. Children feel that they are different and worse than other Children. Therefore, one starts not wanting to go to school, rather one wants to stay out of school. Some Children take the left path from it. They feel supported in the company of other Children like them.
But we, parents, family members, teachers, everyone in the society can save such children by supporting them and understanding them with love before they go down a bad path.
Children’s behavior cannot be changed by getting angry, yelling, talking bad, punishing, giving them a sense of inferiority, beating them. Because ADHD. This is how children behave in this disease.
As these Children are impatient and irritable, it is difficult for them to mix with other Children, connect with anyone, adapt to the society. Due to their Clumsy nature, they are not able to take care of things, preserve them, keep time.
Such children are given bad names as blind (वेंधळ्या), clumsy(बावळट), lazy (आळशी), restless (धडपड्या), lazy (कामचुकार). But self-correcting this problem is beyond the reach of children. Parents and teachers need to keep this in mind.
Repeated tantrums further erode children’s self-confidence. They become more depressed with the feeling that they are bad, that they will never improve.
Doctors diagnose this disease based on the symptoms of the disease. Information is sought from parents or teachers if possible. Some inferences are drawn from the observation of the Child’s behavior. It does not require any laboratory tests.
Therefore, in such problems timely guidance of experts, proper method of Behavioral treatment, Counseling is of unique importance.
Homoeopathic Medicine given after studying the personality of Children helps a lot in reducing the severity of the problem.
Homoeopathic Medicines can increase the ‘Attention’ of Children. Their Fickleness can be brought under control. The child was quiet. By being able to focus on something for a long time, their learning process begins. Therefore, it can be seen that the Children are progressing in their studies.
It may take a few months to see a good difference after starting Homoeopathic Treatment. Therefore, it is necessary for parents to patiently participate in the treatment.
In some Children, these symptoms decrease with age. But most Children need to continue drug treatment for a long time. Otherwise, after stopping the Medicine, the symptoms of the disease return. Therefore, taking the help of Homoeopathic Medicines for such Children can lead to a happy life by avoiding the far-reaching side effects.