  urlLink Colds & Flu - Children's Program : "A child’s body responds well to herbal medicines. Children are born with naturally well-developed immune systems; this resistance ability is a key factor in understanding childhood diseases. Kids often only require the subtle, body strengthening forces that herbs or homeopathic medicines supply. Highly focused allopathic medications can have drastic side effects on a small body. I find that children will drink herbal teas, take herbal drops, syrups and homeopathic medicines much more readily than you might think. The remedies and methods listed in this section are building, strengthening and non-traumatic to a child's system. Most herbal remedies may be taken as needed. Herbal effects can be quite specific; take the best formula for your particular need at the right time--rather than all the time--for optimum results.
Rotating and alternating herbal combinations according to the changing health state of the child allows the body to remain most responsive to herbal effects. Reduce, then discontinue dosage as the problem improves--allowing the body to pick up its own work and bring its own vital forces into action. Take only one or two herbal combinations at the same time when working with a child’s system. Choose the herbal remedy that addresses the worst problem first.
Alternate products to allow the body to thoroughly use the herbal properties. One of the bonuses of a natural healing program is the frequent discovery that other conditions were really complications of the first problem, and often take care of themselves as the body comes into balance. Let herbs gently rebuild health. Even when a good healing program is working, and improvement is being made, adding more of the remedy in order to speed healing can aggravate symptoms and bring about worse results! " 
