After 17 days straight of 90+ degree temperatures, with very little rain , if any, we had a thunderstorm this morning. It was a severe thunderstorm with high winds and lots of thunder and lightening. The electric went off and on 4 times, but then went off and stayed that way for a couple hours. It was early around 7am and the sky was so dark it looked like nighttime. These are the types of storms that can make you nervous, because you never know when they might spawn a tornado. And some people are just downright afraid of storms. A lot of kids and even pets, especially dogs, are very afraid of storms.
It's important to know how to calm kids during a storm. While the fear may not totally go away, reducing the level of trauma helps you and your kids.
Both my grandsons are afraid of storms, especially Tyler. They have had a few times where severe weather caused them to go to the lower level of their house and took part of a tree down in their back yard. They were even in a store with their mom once during a tornado warning and could not leave for a time.
When the boys were younger, they wanted to look out the window during a storm and we would have to get them away explaining the danger. But now that they are a little older and have experienced a few storms, they become afraid.
What can you do?
Of course staying informed if possible, about the current weather conditions as they happen can help keep you safe. But even if the storm does not result in any damage to life or property, the emotional strain caused by the fear is quite enough.
One of the things that I use to cope with any sort of emotional upset, fear or trauma is essential oils. Many of them have properties that calm and soothe the nervous system. And I only use what I know works and that is Young Living Oils. The Peace and Calming Blend is one of my favorites, as well as a favorite of Tyler and Noah. It contains the organic essential oils of tangerine, orange, patchouli, ylang ylang, and blue tansy, and is powerful in promoting relaxation and calming tensions.
Lavender essential oil and also the blend called Trauma Life is excellent for all kinds of stressful situations. You don’t need to use all of them at once. Just choose one of them. Put a couple drops in your hands, rub together in a clockwise fashion and take several deep breaths of the oil. You can also put a drop of the soles of the feet as well. Repeat if necessary.
If it is you that has fear of storms, apply the essential oils to yourself first. There are two reasons for this. For instance, when traveling by airplane and something happens that you need the oxygen mask, who are you instructed to put the mask on first? Yes, yourself! And why? Because in order to help other people, you must help yourself first. It’s the same here, you need to become calm and more relaxed in order to help someone else. Secondly, in applying the oils to yourself first, it not only calms you down but you actually become like a human diffuser, meaning others can immediately get the benefits of the aroma coming from you.
After taking care of yourself, then help your kids, pets and others by doing the same thing. These organic essential oils are safe to apply to children’s feet. Just one drop applied to the sole of each foot should be enough. Also let them inhale it.
If you have dogs, you can put the oils in your hands as I described and lightly brush them over their coat and also apply a drop or so on the pads of their feet.
If you know in advance that stormy weather is in the forecast, have the oils ready. You can actually start using them before bad weather arrives. This way it lessens the stress and trauma. I personally have oils all over my house and carry several with me in my purse. I am never without my Young Living Essential Oils.
The Essential 7 Kit contains oils that I use on a daily basis and are always in my natural health cabinet.
To your good health,
Carol Wickett
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Carol is an essential oil educator and a certified reflexologist. As a distributor of Young Living Essential Oils, she teaches the importance of using genuine, authentic essential oils for health and healing. She has been an advocate of natural health and wellness for the past 35 years. Among the things she has studied includes, the use essential oils, iridology, muscle testing, nutrition, tapping and other forms of energy medicine.
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Hey Carol,
Just wanted to agree with you about Peace and Calming. It is a wonderful blend. I use it nearly every day!
great article. love your website
Thanks Darlene!
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