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7 Home Remedies
to try when your kids are out of sorts.
Now by “out of sorts,” I mean sick, not just crabby!
#1. Diarrhea
I swear by the B.R.A.T. diet.
It stands for-
Bananas
Rice
Applesauce
&
Toast
( The toast needs to be white, and my kids usually don’t want it toasted. I still say toast, if I didn’t, the acronym would be B.R.A.B.!
Then you would have to say you have your kid on the ”BRAB” diet, and where is the fun in that?)
#2. Constipation
If you can get your kid to eat it, BLACK LICORICE will cure their constipation nine times out of ten!
I’m not kidding. I swear it works better than anything out there!
#3. Burns
Did you know that the baking soda volcano every kid wants to make for their science project is actually useful?
The chemical reaction between baking soda and vinegar creates a cooling effect that will soothe your child’s minor burns.
It works great if they touch hot pans. Just pour equal amounts of the ingredients into a bowl to bathe your child’s hand till the burning stops.
You can keep adding each ingredient intermittently to activate the bubbles.
#4. Ear infections
These are being treated less and less these days with antibiotics, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t painful.
I like to use a hot pack big enough so they can lay their head down to relieve the “ache”!
Shelley spotlighted someone that showed us how to make a darling cover for them in her
“Hello Therapeutic” post.
I can’t get over how cute they are!
Now how am I going to go back to my washcloth hot pack without seething with jealousy?
#5. Headache
Before I go for the drugs, I like to try these three things-
-Give them a big drink of water.
-Rub their head/neck making sure to work out the knots.
-There is a pressure point between your thumb and pointer finger right here-
I do this one a lot. It really works!
#6. Teething
I hate it, don’t you?
I remember when my wisdom teeth started coming through and let me just say, Ouch!
For your little ones, just take a wash cloth,
wet the center with a little water,
spread on a Tbls. of apple sauce,
roll it up,
then freeze it.
Babies love this b/c it’s sweet, chewy, and cold so it numbs their gums!
If your little one isn’t very little and doesn’t choke on things, like my “little” one, try FROZEN PEAS.
We actually use all sorts of frozen things for Henry.
As you can see, frozen blueberries are not the best idea if you plan on taking your kid somewhere in the next…
oh I’d say, two DAYS or so!
It takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r
to get the stains off!
#7. Sore Throat
When their throat is killing them, I like to make them “Grandmas Top Secret Lemon Honey Drink.”
I’m not sure if it’s allowed,
but I guess I’ll divulge this time honored recipe.
It’s so simple, just heat 1-cup water, add 1-Tbsp lemon juice, and 1&1/2-Tbsp honey!
This feels so nice going down your throat, I just made some right now, and I’m not even sick!
Also check out Dawn’s magic herbal tea recipe that is sure to blast sickness away:
BONUS #8! Coconut Oil.
This stuff can help a bunch of things from diaper rash to dry hair - we love coconut oil around here (why?.. see this post). We found a brilliant new way to use it. The best part, we have also found a coupon to make it dirt cheap {yes that is a $10.00 coupon we just found for it. You are welcome 
}. Or you can find it here for a great price.
Want more natural remedies?
Check out these posts:
From Skeptic to Believer. All Natural Remedies.
Stop that cold in its tracks!
Zap that cold sore fast!
If you forget everything else, but remember what I told you about #2, I’ll feel like I accomplished some good in the world!
Just make sure not to give too much black licorice. It has a chemical in it which will cause metabolic abnormalities (ie, metabolic acidosis) which can cause acute kidney failure (this is reversible, but still can make a little one, or big one for that matter, very ill).
Dried apricots and senna (both totally natural) also work REALLY well for constipation–just make sure you give a lot of water as well.
for burns, apply a dab of mustard. sounds weird i know and i have no clue why it works but it does especially on grease burns from the stove. something i learned while working fast food in college.
I read where some people said nothing but cold water was to be put on burns… not sure if that’s right or not. If so, disregard my comment i guess but it works.
I worked in the food service business industry and got burned plenty. My boss told me to use mustard. I thought he was crazy but it works great better then any burn cream. You just put reg yellow mustard in the burn(as long as its not an open wound) and leave it. As long as its on there it wil help. It might look a little silly but it’s works!
It’s actually the BRACT Diet; Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Cooked Carrots and Toast – and yes, it works!!
Another great remedy for ear infections is garlic. Puncture a garlic capsule and rub the gel into the ear (just as far as your fingertip can easily go) a few times a day. This was recommended to me when my youngest was about one. He had chronic ear infections and antibiotics weren’t working. We even went to an ENT to consult for tubes (which I was opposed to). A friend recommended the garlic and it worked like a charm. And best of all, no tubes! I do this with all three of my boys now when they get an ear infection (which is very rarely) and see drastic improvement within 24 hours. I never have to give them antibiotics for ear infections now.