Soothing teas for children

There are no absolutely calm children in nature. Even if the baby always eats and sleeps on schedule, behaves quietly, does not scream unnecessarily and does not be capricious, this does not mean that one day he will not need a sedative. After all, the baby can get sick, experience stress, which will adversely affect his ability to fall asleep easily and soundly. Children's herbal teas with a calming effect will be a good help for parents. This is an alternative method that is practically harmless and very effective.

What are they?

Teas, whose vocation is to gently soothe, stabilize the child's nervous system and have a slight sedative effect, are always made on the basis of plant materials. They are single-component and complex. Pharmacy (ready-made) herbal teas are sold both in the form of a dry herbal mixture for brewing, and in filter bags. They are exclusively herbal and with additives of prebiotics and pieces of dried fruit.

In addition, you can always make a soothing tea for your child yourself from herbs collected with your own hands or from ready-made collections. It is important that the herb for tea is collected in accordance with all the rules, after all, chamomile can be different - one grows in the field far from settlements, the other - by the road, where it absorbs the remains of spent car fuel, dust, dirt and even radiation doses.

For a baby soothing tea, the herb must be perfectly clean. If you are not a professional herbalist, it is better not to take risks and buy a ready-made collection at the pharmacy, safe, tested for toxicity and heavy metal impurities, collected and dried in accordance with all norms and requirements.

Then you can combine any teas from such pharmacy fees. The main thing is not to forget that herbal preparations also have a shelf life and storage conditions. If they are violated, herbs can lose all their beneficial properties.

What herbs will you need?

The following ingredients may be helpful for making baby soothing tea:

Pharmacy chamomile. The flowers of this plant have the widest range of beneficial effects. They disinfect, destroying many types of harmful bacteria and microorganisms, lower heat, are choleretic, antispasmodic, hemostatic, anti-allergic agent. From the side of the question of interest to us, chamomile flowers perfectly normalize the child's sleep. This herb can even be given to newborns from the first days of life.
Motherwort. The herb and leaves of this plant have a pronounced sedative effect. Many diseases of the cardiovascular system are treated with drugs based on them. Motherwort is an excellent remedy for nervousness, sleep disturbances, hyperexcitability, tantrums.
Melissa. Leaves and stems of lemon balm normalize digestion, stimulate appetite, are a diaphoretic. This herb is able to relieve spasms and have anti-inflammatory effects. Melissa is a strong natural antidepressant, and therefore teas with lemon balm will help to establish the normal functioning of the child's nervous system.

Valerian. The roots and rhizomes of this plant effectively treat many disorders of the central nervous system, disorders of the coronary circulation, and some diseases of the cardiovascular system.
Mint. Medicinal mint leaves and stems are excellent diuretic, antiemetic, and pain reliever. Mint has an excellent sedative effect, it normalizes sleep, tidies up the nervous system.
Fennel. The inflorescences, seeds, and leaves of this plant are commonly used as a carminative to treat colic in infants and to treat flatulence in older children. In addition, fennel mildly soothes and makes it easier to fall asleep. But lactation, contrary to popular belief, does not contribute.
Linden. The flowers of this tree have an expectorant and diaphoretic effect, and also soothe the nervous system, relieve internal stress, and facilitate going to sleep.
Calendula. The flowers of this plant are used as an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and healing herbal remedy. Calendula has a mild effect on the nervous system, relieves the effects of stress, anxiety, reduces anxiety, and facilitates easy falling asleep.

Recipes

"Chamomile drink" (one-component)

For such a soothing tea, you need 5 grams. pharmacy collection of chamomile. Pour boiling water over the herb and let it brew for 25 minutes. You can even give this tea to newborns, starting with half a teaspoon twice a day.

Calendula drink (combined)

For this soothing tea, you need 3 grams. dried flowers of calendula, mint leaves, 2 gr. motherwort dried. Mix the herbs and "grind" with a wooden spoon or mortar. You can prepare tea leaves in a separate glass container by scalding with boiling water or in a water bath. Then dilute it with water to a volume of 200 grams. A child can drink this tea from a starting dose of 3 teaspoons four times a day.... Increase the amount of tea gradually.

"Soothing mint drink" (combined)

To make such tea, you will need mint (fresh or pharmacy collection) 3 gr., Dry motherwort 2 gr., Roots and rhizomes of valerian 3 gr. Mix all ingredients and grind finely with a wooden mortar. Pour boiling water over and leave for about 40 minutes. Take tea a child under 4 years old - 2 teaspoons 2-3 times a day, children older - 50-150 ml. (depending on age) three to four times a day.

Which teas are safe for children?

0 to 4 months You can only give fennel one-component tea, it will relieve colic and improve baby's sleep. From 4 months to 1 year - fennel, chamomile one-component, chamomile combined.

1 to 2 years - in the above herbs you can add motherwort, lemon balm and sage.

From 3 years old to 5 years old - valerian and thyme can be added to baby tea.

About 7 years - feel free to add linden blossom and honey to tea, if there are no allergic reactions to it.

How to take baby herbal soothing tea correctly

Discuss giving your child a soothing tea with your pediatrician. Usually, doctors allow the use of medicinal herbs from 4-6 months along with the baby's first complementary foods. An exception is fennel tea or dill water. You can drink them earlier.

It is necessary to take herbal tea systematically, since its effect is slow and cumulative. Try to give it to your child before bed.

Nursing mothers can also take herbal teas, but you need to carefully read the composition, so that the child, together with breast milk, does not receive those herbs that are "not for his age" yet.

Review of Pharmacy (Ready-to-Drink) Soothing Teas

The most popular, according to parents, children's soothing herbal teas:

“Grandma’s mint basket”. It can be drunk by babies from 3 months. The tea contains nothing superfluous, only mint leaves. For convenience, it is packaged in filter bags.
"Grandma's basket - rosehip." Shown for babies from 4 months. Rosehip fruits not only effectively calm the child's nervous system, but also make up for the lack of vitamins C, E in the body, as well as iron, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium.
"Hipp" (HIPP). Herbal tea for children, which is a foreign analogue of the same "Grandma's basket". Some seeing tea "Hipp" can be brewed by a baby from 4 months. Soothing "Hipp" consists of several useful herbs - linden blossom, chamomile. It has no sugar at all. For older children, there is "Hipp - Good Night", which is made on the basis of strong natural soothing herbs - lemon balm, hibiscus and thyme.
"FIT baby elephant". This is a granular instant tea for children. There are one-component, for example, only with fennel, and combined. Teas "Elephant FIT" are often served with pieces of fruit, dried berries. But such herbal tea options are not suitable for newborns and babies. They are designed to calm naughty guys aged 3 years and older.
"Tea of Dr. Tais". A multi-ingredient tea that can be found in any pharmacy. It contains rose hips, primrose flowers, mint leaves, caraway seeds, chamomile. It is also an instant tea with no added sugar.
"Evening fairy tale". Children's herbal tea of Russian production. It consists of the fruits of anise, fennel, peppermint, lavender. According to parents' reviews, it is quite effective tea. It should be taken, at the request of the manufacturer, once a day, before bedtime.

Healing herbal soothing teas for children, introduced into the baby's diet on an ongoing basis, help to solve many possible health problems. In addition to a mild effect on the child's nervous system, they increase immunity, normalize digestion and metabolic processes. You can also take teas for perfectly healthy children who do not complain about anything. As a preventive measure. But in this case, be sure to ask what your pediatrician thinks about this.

To make the effect of the soothing baby tea more noticeable, try combining the tea drinking with other alternative methods - Relaxing light massage, phytotherapeutic baths with sedative effect, aromatherapy (for children over 4 years old), as well as fairy tale therapy, game therapy, art therapy will come to your aid. All these methods are quite accessible to parents, it is not necessary to spend money on an appointment with a specialist, every mother can master any method of reducing stress in a child, or even all at once.