A child’s hysteria is stressful not only for himself, but also for his parents.
Seizures can be caused by a variety of reasons. Sometimes it is very difficult to determine why the baby is hysterical right now. It is possible that the child is in pain, but he is simply unable to say so. He may also be hungry, suffer from insomnia, constipation or bloating. Many children begin to scream and cry when adults cannot satisfy one or another of their whims. Later, crying turns into a roar, and then into unquenchable hysteria - a situation familiar to many parents.
Then this is repeated with increased frequency over and over again. Often, strong crying for no reason can be caused by fear, the evil eye or damage. All of the above can happen in children of different ages.
If the child is very young, it is necessary to start dealing with hysterics as early as possible, because later it can develop and have more severe consequences for the nervous system and affect the development of the child’s body.
Many parents do not know how to deal with the increased hysteria of their child, and at the most difficult moment they get lost and, out of ignorance, make mistakes. During a hysteria, you should never scare or raise your hand to a child, since he is no longer able to control his emotions. This can only lead to even more roaring and stress. And subsequently develop a fear of expressing one’s tears, which will lead to the isolation of the child’s personality.
You can try to stop hysterical attacks with the help of psychologists or healer grandmothers, or on your own. A proven method is various conspiracies. They help calm a raging baby, prevent recurrence of the situation and eradicate the root cause of tantrums. This article provides some of the simplest and most effective options.
Prayers to calm a child
With these prayers you can turn to the saints with requests to calm the child: so that the child does not cry, is not capricious and does not scream.
The same prayers are used for hyperactive children. Select what you need from the menu:
- Prayers: Our Father
- Virgin Mary
- John the Baptist
- In front of the icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”
All prayers in a row:
Prayer "Our Father" to calm a child
Our Father, who art in heaven!
Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors;
and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Prayer to calm a child “To the Virgin Mary”
Virgin Mary, Rejoice, O Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You;
Blessed are You among women and blessed is the Fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.
Prayer to John the Baptist to calm the child
Honest Forerunner to the Baptist of Christ, ultimate prophet, first martyr, mentor of fasters and hermits, teacher of purity and neighbor of Christ!
I pray to you, and when you come running, do not reject me from your intercession, do not forsake me, who have fallen through many sins;
renew my soul with repentance, like a second baptism;
Cleanse me, the sins of the defiled, and compel me to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, even if nothing bad enters.
Prayer to calm a child in front of the icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”
Oh, Most Holy and Most Blessed Mother of our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ!
We fall down and bow to You before Your holy, miraculous icon, remembering the wondrous sign of Your intercession, which was revealed to Great Novugrad from it during the days of the military invasion of this city.
We humbly pray to Thee, O All-Powerful Intercessor of our race: just as in ancient times Thou hast hastened the help of our fathers, so now we, weak and sinners, have been granted Thy maternal intercession and care.
Establish your holy church, your city and our entire Orthodox country, and all of us who fall to you with faith and love and tenderly ask with tears for your intercession, have mercy and save.
Hey, Lady All-Merciful!
Have mercy on us, overwhelmed by many sins, extend your God-receiving hand to Christ God and intercede for us before His goodness, asking us for forgiveness of our sins, a pious, peaceful life,
a good Christian death and a good answer at His Last Judgment, may we be saved by Your omnipotent prayers to Him and inherit heavenly bliss,
and with all the saints let us sing the Most Honorable and Magnificent Name of the Most Worshipful Trinity, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, and Your great mercy towards us forever and ever.
Texts of prayers for a child for a restful sleep
Prayer to the Guardian Angel
You can make a request to the Guardian Angel, which is given to a person at birth and accompanies him until his last days. An adult usually independently turns to him with his requests. Parents pray for their child to sleep peacefully at night. The words of the mother for the sake of the newborn are especially effective, since she has the strongest connection with the baby.
Holy Guardian Angel of my child (name), cover him with your cover from the arrows of the demon, from the eyes of the seducer, and keep his heart in angelic purity. Amen.
Such a small maternal prayer to the Guardian Angel will become a strong amulet and will bring sound sleep and peace.
Prayer to Saint Matrona
Matrona of Moscow is often approached by women who have found the happiness of motherhood, but the condition of the baby causes concern, especially his intermittent sleep. To ensure a quick fall asleep and peace on time, to save the child from whims and fears, it is useful to say the words of the prayer for the baby to sleep in front of the icon of St. Matrona.
O blessed Mother Matrono, with your soul standing in heaven before the Throne of God, with your body resting on earth, and exuding various miracles by the grace given from above. Look now with your merciful eye on us, sinners, in sorrows, illnesses and sinful temptations, our waiting days, comfort us, desperate ones, heal our fierce ailments, from God we are allowed by our sins, deliver us from many troubles and circumstances, pray to our Lord Jesus Christ forgive us all our sins, iniquities and falls, in whose image we have sinned from our youth even to this day and hour, and through your prayers having received grace and great mercy, we glorify in the Trinity the One God, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Holy Youths of Ephesus
A prayer to the holy youths of Ephesus, who for the Christian faith were walled up alive in a cave and doomed to a slow death, can be effective. But instead, by the will of God, they were plunged into deep sleep and slept like that for about 200 years. Their miraculous awakening contributed to the strengthening of the Christian faith.
Oh, most wonderful holy seventh generation, praise to the city of Ephesus and the hope of the whole universe! Look from the heights of heavenly glory at us, who honor your memory with love, especially at the Christian infants, entrusted to your intercession by their parents: bring down upon her the blessing of Christ God, saying: leave the children to come to Me: heal the sick in them, comfort the sorrowful; Keep their hearts pure, fill them with meekness, and in the soil of their hearts plant and strengthen the seed of the confession of God, so that they may grow to the best of their ability; and all of us, who stand before your holy icon, kissing your relics with faith and praying warmly to you, vouchsafe to enhance the Kingdom of Heaven and glorify there with silent voices of joy the magnificent name of the Most Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to Jesus Christ
The Lord always takes care of us and does not leave those in need without his support, no matter what sorrows they face. Reading an Orthodox prayer for children before bed with an appeal to the Lord will be the best way to tame a child’s anxiety and give him the opportunity to plunge into a deep, sweet sleep, devoid of negative visions.
Sweetest Jesus, God of my heart! You gave me children according to the flesh, they are Yours according to the soul; You redeemed both my soul and theirs with Your priceless blood; For the sake of Your Divine blood, I beg You, my Sweetest Savior: with Your grace, touch the hearts of my children (names) and my godchildren (names), protect them with Your Divine fear, keep them from bad inclinations and habits, direct them to the bright path of life, truth and goodness, decorate their lives with everything good and saving, arrange their fate as You yourself want and save their souls in the image of fate. Lord God of our fathers! Give to my children (names) and my godsons (names) a right heart to keep Your commandments, Your revelations and Your statutes and to fulfill all this.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
The prayer of the Most Holy Mother of God will also be effective, which will help the child if he has trouble sleeping at night.
O Most Holy Lady Virgin Theotokos, save and preserve under Your shelter my children (names), all youths, young women and infants, baptized and nameless and carried in their mother’s womb. Cover them with the robe of Your motherhood, keep them in the fear of God and in obedience to their parents, pray to my Lord and Your Son to grant them what is useful for their salvation. I entrust them to Your maternal supervision, for You are the Divine Protection of Your servants.
Mother of God, lead me into the image of Your heavenly motherhood. Heal the mental and physical wounds of my children (names) caused by my sins. I entrust my child entirely to my Lord Jesus Christ and Your, Most Pure, heavenly protection. Amen.
What to read to help your child sleep well?
Every mother wants her child to grow up healthy and happy. And this depends not only on proper nutrition, walks in the fresh air, educational and active games, but also on a good, restful sleep at night. This factor is important for the proper development of the child and his emotional background. However, the baby's sleep is often disturbed, he sleeps poorly, often wakes up crying or tosses and turns all night.
Trying to understand the causes of such a disorder, a woman goes to the doctor or seeks advice from more experienced mothers, but medicine cannot always help solve this problem, and advice cannot always bring results. Then the only right decision is to pray for the baby and ask God for help. The most important thing is that mom believes that these prayers will help.
A spell to stop a child from crying
Young children may have trouble sleeping for many reasons. If his tummy hurts, the mother will give him medicine and the baby will feel better. This way he will fall asleep soundly. But there are also situations when children are completely healthy, but for some reason it is difficult for them to sleep at night. During the day, the baby actively walks, and when night falls, he tosses and turns for a long time, cannot sleep, cries and asks to be held by his mother. This behavior of the baby indicates his emotional disturbances.
Thanks to her developed intuition, a young mother feels when her baby has been jinxed or frightened. To help him recover, she tries to transfer all her energy to him. There are many prayers and conspiracies among the people that help the baby sleep and have a positive effect on him. These traditions remain from our ancestors. Not every woman will pay attention to the fact that even an ordinary lullaby is considered a conspiracy. Popularly, such conspiracies are called bayuns.
What prayers should be read depending on the cause of sleep disturbance in a child?
The most important thing is to send the right message. To do this, you need to clear your head of extraneous vain thoughts and with all your heart ask God to give the baby peace and sleep well. It is also good to call upon the guardian angel assigned to the child from birth for help. It will not be superfluous to learn a prayer or spell by heart - if it is in memory, it will become much stronger than if read from a piece of paper. In addition, a prayer or conspiracy can be read at any time, without wasting time searching for it.
The two main prayers that can be read regardless of the reasons for sleep disturbance are: “Virgin Mary, Rejoice...” and a prayer to Christ.
The first prayer goes like this:
“Virgin Mother of God, rejoice. Delighted Mary, the Lord is with you. Blessed are You among women, blessed is the fruit of Your womb. For you gave birth to Christ the Savior, the Savior of our souls. We take refuge under Your mercy, Virgin Mary, do not despise our prayers in sorrow. But deliver from troubles and protect children, the only Pure and Blessed One.”
The second prayer goes like this:
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, by the Power of the Honest and Life-giving Cross, and the Holy Guardian Angel of my child, and for all the saints who care for us, have mercy and save me and my child, for He is Good and Lover of Mankind. Amen"
In addition to prayers, you can read the following conspiracy to calm your child:
“Just as mothers with a ceiling sleep and are silent, never scream, so my child would sleep and be silent, never scream. Amen".
It is said three times in a tongue twister over a cup of water (you can also use holy water for this). Before speaking, take the cup so that your thumb is above the water. After a quick hex, let the child drink this water, and you can wipe the baby with the rest.
A conspiracy to prevent a child from becoming hysterical
When a child starts crying and cannot stop, take him to the bathroom, wash him with holy water and, wiping his face with your hem, say:
“Morning sun and evening sun, Give sleep and peace for day and night (name). So that (name) is not bothered by bad thoughts and fierce fears. Mother Earth, help (name), deliver from the evil that has been crying, feed your soul with goodness and let it bloom. In the name of the father, son and holy spirit. Amen".
If necessary, repeat this ritual 3 times.
