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I use oils on my girls. When they are real worked up I used either just lavender or a blend called serenity in their diffuser.

I also make a "hair spray" for DD1 (4) to spray on her hair in the morning, its distilled water w/ Lavender and Wild Orange, she has long hair so it just gives her a hint of "calm" throughout the day.

Lastly, she has rollers for her different needs...booboo, feel good, tummy ache, stressed...etc. I encourage her to own her emotions and grab a roller if she feels she needs it.

We're an oily family, we use them often. I dont believe them to be the end all but I think they do help (and trust they dont 'hurt') plus I like the angle of empowering K to identify her emotions and use her resources to work through them.

@crazydoglady: Yes I use the kid safe line exclusively too! I used to diffuse nighty night for my 3 year old, but that reminds me to get the roll-on since we now all bed share and I don't really want to diffuse with the 1 year old in the room just yet.

@csross217: Sniffle Stopper is so good! And it doesn't smell bad either. DS had a terrible cough and it really helped.

We have lavender bath oil - it smells good, but it's never made the kids sleepy... I think valerian extract (in milk or tea) did help a little though. We still had a ton of sleep issues, but I feel like it bought me an extra half hour of sleep here and there, when I remembered to give it to DD.

@crazydoglady: I liked the smell and thought it was a good bedtime sleep cue but it didn’t do anything magical for sleeping through the night lol

@Autumnmama79: I diffuse lavender I DDs room.

Have you tried magnesium? We've done magnesium baths (you can use epsom salts) as well as magnesium oil spray on the bottom of the feet. I am a big believer in magnesium and take it as an oral supplement myself.

@SweetCaroline: It all kind of started when she started having her epic meltdowns...and we started with the "take some deep breaths"...the next time she commented about liking to lavender smell I asked if she wanted her own bottle so she could smell it when she was worked up...she was so excited...so it evolved from there. It has actually helped her want to remove herself from situations so she can deal with her own stuff...rather than just flipping out...

@Autumnmama79: Just FYI, I am not allergic to anything EXCEPT lavender and I found out the hard way as an adult. Now with the advent of all these oils being used, I worry about kids and allergic reactions. I might suggest taking your kid to a local health store that has oils on display and do a small skin patch test before spending a lot of money on things. Generally, the citrus, mint, and thieves blends don't give people many reactions, but I know so many of these blends have lavender and floral oils that I think could be bothersome if you don't check them out first.