Infant sleep question, (TV, children, and ADHD..)

[Guest guest]

Hello,

 

I would like to add my thoughts briefly on the problem of non-sleep in little

ones. I

think the herbal suggestions Dr. Bhate made are fanatastic, and I would like to

propose

one more which I have had success with, and is easily attainable for both

Westerners and

Easterners. Himalaya Drug Co. makes a syrup called "Mentat", base is Brahmi,

Gotu Kola,

Shankpushpi, Aswaganda... Because this is in syrup form, and actually tastes

ok, the

children I have prescribed it to have had good success. Infants take 1/2

teasoon twice

daily..

 

We must remember also that herbal treatment is to been seen like a temporary

"helper"

in these situations. Herbs are our friends, here to help us while me make the

necessary

changes to our lifeslyle ie. eating, sleeping and excersice to become

self-sufficient and

truelly healthy.

 

This leads me to my point of excersice. Is this baby getting the necessary

stimulation

and excersice that he/she needs during the daytime hours, in order for him/her

to feel

tired naturally at night? I know it may sound like a silly thing prescribing

excersice to a 7

month year old baby, but please take the basic idea into consideration.

 

When I work all day outside, I feel tired. When I do heavy mental work and

processing, I

feel tired. Isn't the same true for baby? On baby scale? You may want to

consider the

amount of physical movement the child is having in the daytime, and deduce for

yourself if

he/she is having enough movement (or excitement).

 

If the child is staying up late because he/she is simply a "Super-energy

child", as Dr.

Bhate suggested, then letting the child expend the potential energy through

physical and

mental movement *on a regular routine* during the daytime hours will be a good

therapy

for inducing deep sleep at night.

 

Warming a little lavender or rose essential oil next to the baby's crib in a

diffuser can be a

good remedy for calming at night.

 

You may also want to consider if the baby is spending time looking at the

TV-

especially after dark.. The TV can send too much visual stimulation to the

brain, especially

in children, and cause an imbalance in their Prana Vayu or "thought waves"..

This author

personally feels that the TV/video games is to blame for the huge uprising of

ADD and

ADHD in children. Tv sends waves of light to the eye at 20 "blinks" a second,

too fast for

us to realize that it is indeed blinking on and off very very quickly. This is

sending pulses

of light energy directly into the brain at a very rapid rate. After the child

watches these

quick pulses of light (TV), they then return to reality, and their "trained"

brain then thinks

"why did everything slow down?", so the child then exibits behavior that is out

of time-

sync with reality - or hyperactive. If the child spends hours a day watching a

TV, day after

day, the patterns form in the neural pathways The patterns then exibit

themselves

through behavior and other physical and mental manifestations. In the case of

infants,

just being in the same room as the TV and hearing it (the audio-voices) late at

night can

be enough to keep them stimulated well into the night. They are so very

sensitive.

 

Lastly, I would like to suggest to you as a mom (or parent) to remember to

take care of

yourself during this time. It is difficult with a baby waking up all of the

time, but please

consider the value of this thought. If you as a parent are tired, angry,

frustrated, nervous,

worried, then the child will also feel this on one level or several levels..

Children are

extremely sensitive to psychic energies/feelings. They also can intrepret body

language,

facial energy/gestures, all of these things. (and you can't fake it, I've

tried!)

 

So, as a parent, please take some time to nurture yourself today, tomorrow,

next

week, and then on a regular routine. The better your health, the better you can

serve your

family. A good place for a tired mommy to start is massage, if the means are

avalable.

Truelly, the more relaxed mommy is, the more relaxed baby will be too! If

massage is not

a choice, then simply taking time to do whatever it is that is your idea of

relaxation - hot

bath, read a book, listen to relaxing music, take the time and do it. Just 15

min a day of

devotion to the self will reap a huge benefit for everyone. It is so important

for parents to

remember to nurture themselves while they have young children. And remember, it

is

mutually beneficial.. the healthier and happier mommy and daddy are, the

healthier and

happier the baby will be too.

 

 

Best Regards,

 

Tony Rouse

 

 

ayurveda, tracey_rao <no_reply> wrote:

>

> Hi, I have another question maybe the members can help me with.

> I have a 10 month old daughter who is still nursing and on solids

> since she was 7 months.

> Since she was 3 months old she started waking every hour in the

> night, sometimes every 30 minutes. Before that she slept 2-3 hours,

> waking to nurse. (we co-sleep) i have weaned her off the pacifier.

> It is very hard for her to fall asleep, she never stops moving and

[Guest guest]

Tony,

thank you for your reply.

can you recommend a website where to purchase this "mentat"?

 

also, I think she gets enough excercise, she never stops crawling,

moving, standing, playing. she is active the whole day. although

she does not go outside much at the moment as we have a lot of snow

and I do not have a car.

We mostly just go to the temple on the weekend.

I'm sure she feels tired, her eyes look red and puffy, she yawns and

rubs her eyes. but if i try to lie her down she just rolls over and

crawls away. (she doesn't sleep in a crib, she sleeps on a mattress

on the floor, either in her room or at night with us.)

 

At the moment, I have put on one video per day for her (30 minutes in the

morning) this is a baby video and allows me to take a shower and know she is

safe. I will think about how to eliminate this, as I know that TV is not a

great idea. she never watches at night though.

 

Thank you also for your advice to take care of myself. It is very

difficult with my husband working long hours and I am home alone with the baby.

Family lives very far away. I am trying to cook fresh healthy food every day

though and lie down while she plays. as Lately she has not been napping at all

during the day.

 

Thank you again for your help and advice about television.

Tracey

 

> one more which I have had success with, and is easily attainable

for both Westerners and

> Easterners. Himalaya Drug Co. makes a syrup called "Mentat", base

is Brahmi, Gotu Kola, Shankpushpi, Aswaganda...

[Guest guest]

mentat can be purchased at www.ayur-vedic.com

 

 

tracey_rao <no_reply> wrote:

Tony,

thank you for your reply.

can you recommend a website where to purchase this "mentat"?