Robin Ray Green

Objectives
By the end of this course, attendees should be able to:

• Understand children and their temperature, strengths, and challenges according to the 5-Elements – Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water
• Diagnose imbalances according the the 5-Elements
• Create a unique healing program for each child based on your own medicine wheel and the unique 5-Element type of the child
• Learn basic dietary recommendations for each 5-Element type

 
Outline

• Five Element Typing
• Diagnosing Five Element Imbalances
• Creating Your Medicine Wheel, Five Element Dietary and Lifestyle Recommendations
• Elemental Parenting Guidance and How to Prescribe Acupressure, Tuina, Meditation, and Gratitude
• Case Studies, Q&A and Program Worksheet

Attention Disorders - Western Perspectives:
ADHD Defining Characteristics
Methods of Diagnosis
Statistics and assessment of the problem
Conventional treatments
Integrative medical treatments
Current western research findings
Leaky Gut, Leaky Brain - Part 1 (Gut Flora, Immunity & Enteric Nervous System)

Attention Disorders - TCM Perspectives
Leaky Gut, Leaky Brain - Part 2 (Spleen Imbalances)
Common Zang/Fu and 5 element diagnosis
5 element phase typing for children
How to use 5 element phase typing in the treatment of attention disorders
Special Diets & Supplements
Acupuncture point prescriptions

Q & A
Pediatric ADHD Case Studies

Day One

• Preparing Your Practice for Pediatrics 
• Setting the Stage for Successful Treatment
• Explaining Acupuncture “Taps” to Kids
• Guidelines for Pediatric Treatment
• Guidelines for How to Treat Kids/Review of Pediatric Examination Protocols – 1st Visit and Follow Up Visits
• Most Important Red Flags
• Red flags most often seen in clinic
• Review major lines of pediatric herbal tinctures and syrups
• Guidelines for administration and dosage pediatric herbal formulas
• Why kids need supplementation, dietary deficiencies
• Foundational Supplementation for Kids: Fermented Cod Liver Oil, Probiotics, Greens
• How to Engage & Educate Parents
• How to advise about Nutrition, Herbs, Supplementation, Vaccines, Antibiotics

Day Two

• What should kids really be eating? Avoiding?
• Adding Nutrition While Subtracting Processed Foods
• Signs of Food Sensitivities, Testing, Elimination Diets
• Ear Infections (AOM) ­ east-west perspectives and treatment protocols
• Eczema – TCM theory and treatment protocol
• Eczema – Western perspectives and treatment protocols
• Cough – east-west perspectives and protocols
• Asthma – TCM theory and treatment protocol
• Asthma - Western perspectives and treatment protocols
• Allergies - east-west perspectives and treatment protocols
• Constipation - east-west perspectives and treatment protocols
• Loose Stools - east-west perspectives and treatment protocols