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About this Episode
It’s normal for children to feel some fear at night, whether they are alone in their room or share with a sibling. Nighttime can make anyone feel vulnerable, especially when you’re 7-years-old and have an active imagination. The child’s fear may arise from being in the dark feeling anxiety about being away from mom and dad for a few hours or simply from feeling alone after being with people all day.
In this episode, I share both aromatherapy and non-aromatherapy tools and recommendations that can help reduce your child’s fear at night so that they – and their caregivers – can get a good night’s rest.
I love sharing my 30+ years of aromatic experience and knowledge with you through my podcast. You’ll find personal stories, tutorials humor and inspiration in a warm and friendly manner. It’s my hope that you will feel inspired to explore essential oils deeper after listening and explore what is possible for health and well-being when you include aromatherapy into your life.
What You Will Learn
- Reasons for Nighttime Fear in Children
- Aromatic Tools and Practical Recommendations for Making the Child Feel Safe
- 3 DIY Spray Recipes for Encouraging Children to Feel Safe and Sleepy
- Smell My Life segment: I share how I damaged a piece of high-end furniture with essential oil.
- Ask Liz segment: I answer podcast listener Brad’s question about sinus headache oils and dilution
Resources and Links
- Read: Does Your Child Have Nighttime Fears? Make a “Protection Spray” Together!
- Read: Sweetgrass and Sage Hydrosols for Smudging
- Listen: AWP Episode 16 Creating a Sacred Space with Essential Oils
- Listen: AWP Episode 24: Safe Aromatherapy for Children
- Sleep Wellness Coach: Allison Egidi
- 12 Books to Help Kids Who are Scared of the Dark
- Read: Trauma Oil (mentioned in the Ask Liz segment)
- In the Smell My Life segment, I talk about how 👇 THIS👇 happened
Recipes
3 DIY Spray Recipes to Encourage Children to Feel Safe
| 1. “I Feel Safe” Hydrosol Spray Ingredients: 1 oz/30 mL Neroli Hydrosol, Citrus auranium An extremely relaxing and comforting hydrosol. 1 oz/30 mL PET plastic clear misting bottle (plastic is lighter than glass for little hands) Directions: Fill the 1 oz misting bottle with hydrosol and mist as needed. Read: Why I Recommend Clear Bottles for Hydrosols |
| 2. “I Am Protected” Hydrosol Spray 15 ml Sweetgrass Hydrosol (Hierochloe odorata) 15 ml Lavender Hydrosol (Lavandula angustifolia) or Frankincense Hydrosol (Boswellia carterii) 1 oz/30 mL PET plastic clear misting bottle (plastic is lighter than glass for little hands) Directions: Add the hydrosols to the bottle, gently shake to mix. Spray as needed. |
| 3. “I am Brave” Essential Oil Nasal Inhaler (Instructions for making a nasal inhaler) Ingredients: 4 drops Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) relaxing 4 drops Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) uplifting 2 drops Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) grounding Optional: If your child doesn’t care for Vetiver, use any earthy oil for grounding like cedarwood. 1 blank nasal inhaler Directions: Allow the child to keep the nasal inhaler nearby and use as often as they wish. They might even recite the words “I am Brave” or a favorite prayer as they do so. |
Thank you for listening and, until next time…
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