| Children's illnesses are far more complex than what | | | | reach a profound level, affecting vital organs like our |
| may appear on the surface. So, notwithstanding | | | | mind and emotions. Conventional treatment provides |
| phenomenal scientific advance, most of the time, | | | | a reduction of symptoms, even bringing about a |
| nobody knows for sure what goes on inside their | | | | temporary improvement of a chronic illness. This |
| mind/body. | | | | outcome is, however, not a healthy prospect, |
| For conventional medicine, a ‘cure' means | | | | because with conventional treatment, a child, with |
| suppression of symptoms of a given illness. | | | | allergy, for example, needs to take medications on a |
| Homeopathy understands the consequences of | | | | continual basis. When regular medications are |
| suppression. Suppression only allows an illness to | | | | stopped, it leads to flare-ups or ‘after-effects'. |
| spread its roots deep inside and become chronic. | | | | The same child may later require new, more powerful |
| Homeopathy says that a skin disease like eczema | | | | medications. It's a vicious cycle. |
| and a respiratory illness like asthma, for example, are | | | | Homeopathy takes into account all these issues and |
| connected. | | | | more. It, therefore, allows its practitioner to look into |
| Conventional medicine too accepts that both eczema | | | | the subtle nature of illnesses as also the unique, |
| and asthma are the result of allergies. Homeopathy | | | | distinctive patterns of a child's temperament, for |
| goes a step further. It suggests that when eczema is | | | | which a safe, nonhabit forming, gentle remedy is |
| suppressed (a reaction at the superficial level), it | | | | given to bring about natural, holistic healing. |
| leads to asthma (a reaction at a deeper level). It's | | | | Homeopathy also activates a self-regulating change in |
| certainly not a smart idea to ‘convert' a child | | | | the child's mind/body, without suppressing the |
| with eczema into an asthmatic child, through | | | | symptoms. It honours nature's wisdom. Put simply, it |
| suppressive treatment. | | | | prevents children with acute illnesses from developing |
| Homeopathy observes that when the course of | | | | chronic conditions in the first place. |
| healing is suppressed, even a superficial illness can | | | | |