A large part of my practice is families — often three generations of the same one. It usually starts with one child: colic that nothing settles, ear infections on repeat, a sleeper who doesn’t, a school-age child whose worries have got too big for them. Then the siblings arrive, then the parents. Some of those families are on my testimonials page.
“Is it safe for my child?”
The first question every parent asks. Homeopathic remedies are highly diluted and non-toxic, which is why homeopathy has always been popular with parents of small children. The crucial frame: homeopathy complements your child’s NHS care — the GP, the health visitor, the vaccination schedule conversations you have with your doctor — it doesn’t replace any of it. A feverish, floppy or struggling-to-breathe child needs a doctor first, every time. No responsible homeopath will ever tell you otherwise.
What parents bring
- Babies: colic, teething, sleep, the aftermath of difficult births.
- Young children: earache, chicken pox, coughs and colds that recur all winter, bedwetting.
- School age: anxiety, nightmares, behavioural struggles, ADHD alongside whatever support school and specialists provide.
- Teenagers: skin, exam nerves, mood, the general weather of adolescence.
The full list of childhood conditions clients bring is on the homeopathy page.
What a children's consultation is like
Gentler and shorter than an adult one. With babies and small children, most of the conversation is with you — I want the pregnancy and birth story, the milestones, what your child is like as a person: bold or clingy, hot-blooded or chilly, how they are when they’re ill. Older children join in, and teenagers often prefer to do some of the talking without a parent in the room. The remedy is matched to the child, not just the complaint — two children with the same earache may need different remedies entirely.
“Will my child actually take it?”
Yes — this is the easy part. The remedies are tiny sweet pills that dissolve on the tongue. No syringes, no bargaining, no hiding anything in yoghurt.
One child, or the whole family
Children don’t get ill in a vacuum — a wakeful baby means exhausted parents; an anxious child often has a stretched household around them. One client wrote that our work “revolutionised our family” — her daughter first, then the whole house. Working with the family as a system is, honestly, the work I love most. If something with your child has you worried or worn down, call me — in person in North London, or by video with a wriggling toddler on your lap. That’s normal here.
Homeopathy is a complementary approach: it sits alongside, and never replaces, the care of your GP or hospital team. If you have new, severe or worrying symptoms, please see your doctor or call NHS 111 first — and keep taking any prescribed medication unless your prescriber tells you otherwise.