Common Does NOT Equal Normal

It may be COMMON for children to be constipated in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have reflux in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have chronic ear infections requiring ear tubes in today’s world…

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have “toddler diarrhea” in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have trouble sleeping through the night (after infancy), in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to be allergic to peanuts, and milk, and soy, and fish, and wheat in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to be hyperactive and have attention deficits in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have asthma  in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have recurrent strep throat and sinus infections in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have eczema and other skin conditions (psoriasis and cradle cap)  in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to head-bang,  tantrum, and exhibit aggressive behavior beyond the toddler years, in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to toe-walk and arm flap in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to exhibit OCD behaviors (repetitive, hoarding) in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to be failure to thrive or obese in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON  for children to have developmental delays or learning disabilities in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

It may be COMMON for children to have seizures in today’s world….

but it is NOT NORMAL

Many will tell you that all these things are NORMAL and people may even tell you that, as a parent, you are worrying about your child “too much”, or that they will outgrow these things, or that it is just a phase…or, or, or…

Some others may tell you that your child’s collection of symptoms are being caused by a “mysterious syndrome” or “rare disease” or “disorder”, but when you dissect the list of symptoms the child has and look at them singularly, these symptoms are not RARE, they are COMMON, but they still are not NORMAL.

 

You are told these things because “SICK” is the

NEW NORMAL, in today’s world.

 

All these COMMON  “childhood” ailments are the BODY’s way of saying something is OUT OF BALANCE, NOT NORMAL, in need of TWEAKING, ADJUSTING, and ATTENTION

Continue to THINK, Continue to QUESTION, Continue to ASK WHY? and Continue to LOOK FOR ANSWERS and ADVOCATE for your child… because

NO ONE ELSE WILL EVER DO A BETTER JOB OF IT, THAN YOU WILL!

We are here to help. Contact us if your child is suffering from the “new normal”, we can help.