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If you're a parent wondering why children today seem to face more health challenges than ever before, you're not alone. The statistics are truly alarming - the CDC admits that an astonishing 40% of American children are currently struggling with at least one chronic illness, while other research and medical experts put this number even higher at 50% or beyond.
As parents, we have to ask ourselves: Why are our children struggling more than ever with chronic health issues?
It doesn't matter which path we look down - from chronic digestive disorders to inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, to neurological conditions like Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, anxiety, epilepsy, and depression - millions of children and families are suffering.
Are you exhausted from the daily mealtime battles with your picky eater? If you've tried hiding vegetables in smoothies, created elaborate reward charts, or found yourself negotiating "just one more bite" at every meal, you're not alone. As a parent, these struggles can leave you feeling frustrated, worried, and sometimes even like you're failing.
But what if I told you that your child's picky eating likely isn't really about the food at all?
As an expecting parent, you're likely surrounded by advice about baby registries, prenatal yoga classes, folate supplements, and which stroller to buy. While all these preparations are important and exciting, there's something even more fundamental that deserves your attention first: your nervous system. In America, we're often encouraged to focus on the material aspects of pregnancy preparation, but the health of your nervous system should be your #1 priority.
Why? Because your nervous system controls every cell, tissue, and organ in your body, it directly impacts your baby's development, too.
"It's just allergies." How many times have you heard these words that seem to minimize what your child goes through every day? If you're a parent watching your child battle constant coughing, sneezing, runny nose, and itchy eyes – along with the crushing fatigue and irritability that comes with both the allergies and their medications – you know it's never "just" anything.
As a parent, there's nothing more heartbreaking than watching your child struggle and feeling powerless to help. Perhaps you've already explored various treatment or therapy options – from traditional chiropractic care to occupational therapy – but something still feels missing. You're not alone in this journey, and there's hope for a different approach.
As a parent, watching your child struggle with chronic health issues can feel like being trapped in an endless maze. You've tried everything - special diets, medications, supplements, various therapies - yet the breakthrough you're desperately seeking remains elusive. If this resonates with you, you're not alone, and more importantly, there's hope.
As a parent of a child with autism, you've likely found yourself wondering about those repetitive movements - the hand flapping, rocking, or specific sounds your child makes. Perhaps you've received well-meaning but misguided advice to suppress these behaviors or been told "they'll grow out of it."
Today, let's explore the real root cause and deeper neurological story behind stimming that most healthcare providers miss and how understanding it could transform your approach to supporting your child. Realizing how stimming connects to nervous system dysfunction reveals a powerful truth: addressing your child’s underlying sensory tension can help them and your whole family find relief.
Usually the reason we get sick is because we’ve been doing a poor job of this one essential health + resilience building action (or lack of action) – rest.
When we’re in a busy, stressful, chaotic season as an individual or as a family it very much depletes our body’s natural defenses and weakens our immune systems. This lowered resistance and resilience is what actually causes an illness to take hold, not merely the exposure to it (germ theory).
Therefore the most important thing our body craves and needs to get over the illness as quickly and effectively as possible is to rest.
This looks like not only extra sleep, but also just taking it easy when you’re awake. Do all you can to avoid checking emails or work messages as an adult, and do all you can to keep your child or teen away from phones, texts, YouTube, and TV when they are resting. While this can be quite boring and therefore difficult to do, it will help speed recovery in a major way.
Take a deep breath with me for a moment. If you're reading this, you're likely living with a daily reality that feels overwhelming: constant emotional outbursts, intense mood swings, heartbreaking meltdowns, struggles with anger, and a child who seems to have no impulse control. For many parents of children with emotional dysregulation, this isn't just a bad day – it's every day.
Has a healthcare provider ever told you that your child's health challenges are "just genetic" and there's nothing you can do about it? Have you felt frustrated, being told to simply rely on medications and learn to live with it? If so, I have some empowering news for you: science now shows us that genes aren't everything.
