Most of us know the yo-yo effect of dieting: we get onboard with a healthy eating and exercise plan...then slowly drift back to our usual habits. How does the yoyo effect relate to SPD symptoms? What if you begin to see improvements in specific areas? Or what if you start seeing progressive healing, it's looking up for you and your family...and then BOOM! Minor or even major regression. Back to the freak-out mode and fits, the screaming or digestion issues. Now what do you do?

A yoyo is a toy that is bobbed up and down with intention. It is merely a thing that we hold and control with the slightest movement of a hand. My husband can do a few yo-yo tricks. There's one called "walk the dog" another called "swing set" or "rock the baby." They are fun to watch. Simply by the wind of a string, the smallest movement of a wrist or the pull of a hand, it will do something different. He learned these tricks, then practiced them over and over as a kid until he could do them well. It was like second nature. 

When "symptoms" show up in your daily life that you felt had been eliminated from your child, what choice do you have? What are you to do? Take no notice. Don't give it more energy than it warrants. Like handling the yo-yo, you also are in control. When things seem to deteriorate or go backwards, you must immediately recognize the enemy is on the prowl, trying to deter you from the path of truth which you are walking. Keep declaring. Keep believing. Keep standing firm in faith. Practice every day, over and over. Make it second nature and don't give in to the wiles of the enemy. Wiles are tricks or manipulations designed to deceive you. Don't fall for it. Don't be the yo-yo. Be the master of the yo-yo. Know, understand and believe at the core of your being that what the scriptures say is true. Healing was accomplished on the cross and manifestation is coming! 

Philippians 2:12-13 NIV says, "Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose." 

Salvation in the Strong's concordance is defined here as: rescue; safety; deliver health. Master yourself first, keep your emotions steadfast and know that it is God who works in you to will and to act to fulfill His good purpose: health for your child!