Please Help - Herbal/Homeopathic Remedy for Stress & Irritability

[mairimac]

Hello All. I'm really really struggling at the moment, with much stress mostly caused by my Toddlers Tantrums. I seem unable to coep with even the small one's at the moment. I'm very irritable, tired, tearful and just feel completely useless as a Mother. Does anyone know of any remedies or anything basically that I could take to help me out during this stressful time?

Hi Mairimac,

I find Kalms very good for times like those, also Bachs rescue remedy.

How long have you been feeling like this? If you have been struggling for a while, it might be worth having a word with your G.P. to make sure that you aren't becoming depressed.

Have you had a look on the parenting board for tips for dealing with tantrums? It might give you a few new ideas. It often helps a lot to know that you aren't the only one having trouble... I know I've been there too.

Just remember, you aren't useless as a Mother. It's the hardest job in the world. We don't get training for it, and what works for one child won't always work for another.

thanks deepbreath, I was beginning to think that there was something wrong with me because I was trying to do what the books suggested but it just didn't seem to work for my DS. His tantrums aren't full blown screaming and kicking but he cries and whinges constantly, the answer to everything is a huge NO. No to getting dressed, to eating, to drinking, even if he enjoyed something and you ask him if he's having a good time he says NO. There is no cooperation or even a smidge of the peaceful child I knew, he seems to have gone and now he seems just what I'd call unhappy, frustrated and miserable all day long:-( I'm not depressed, but desperate to make him and I feel better, or do something that works instead of losing it myself.
Thanksx