Herbs For Kids - Aviva Romm

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Meet Aviva
Dear Friends,
When I was a little girl anytime I got a mosquito bite it swelled
up to the size of a goose egg and itched like crazy. My greatgrandmother,
a Hungarian herbalist, would immediately apply
witch hazel compresses, which brought certain relief from the
inflammation and itching. This is just one of many old-world
treatments she practiced.
She also had a lot of common wisdom. Now, some of the things
she did when I was a kid are becoming vogue as we learn the
value of supporting our body’s natural healing abilities and
protecting ourselves and our environment from unnecessary
chemical exposures.
So who is this woman talking to you about natural health for kids? Perhaps my most important
credential is that I am a mom. My greatest joy in life has been raising my four wonderful, creative,
lovely children — and now I am a grand-mom, too, to a beautiful baby I had the privilege of helping
bring into the world. I understand from a mom’s point of view how worried and vulnerable a parent can
feel when a child is sick, what kind of information a parent needs when things feel like they’re hitting
the fan, and how confusing it can be to know how and when to use natural remedies or when to get
medical care. I also know how helpful it is to have a trusted resource to turn to when a child is sick.
I am also a midwife who has helped hundreds of babies into the world, an herbalist who has written a
half-dozen books on natural health for women and children, translated into many languages, AND I am
a medical doctor, trained at Yale, with a specialty in family medicine. My focus is women’s health and
pediatrics.
I am so glad you have chosen to learn to take care of precious little ones using natural approaches and
common sense for common problems. Using herbs for kids’ health is a win-win choice: kids benefit,
parents benefit, and the planet benefits, too!
I hope that my 30 years of practicing natural medicine for babies and children can be of service to you as
one of your trusted voices in health care.