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1. The Back-Up Plan: How to Handle Kiddie Illness
[MOMS]
A cough and a sneeze can mean the start of something big - and not in a good way. It seems like your children come down with those icky ailments when you least expect them. Of course, there's never a good time for anybody in your family to get sick, but Murphy 's Law says that your offspring will likely fall ill at the worst possible time. That's why it's important to always have a plan in place for when your kids do get sick. This is... Read More
A cough and a sneeze can mean the start of something big - and not in a good way. It seems like your children come down with those icky ailments when you least expect them. Of course, there's never a good time for anybody in your family to get sick, but Murphy 's Law says that your offspring will likely fall ill at the worst possible time. That's why it's important to always have a plan in place for when your kids do get sick. This is... Read More
2. Keep Your Family from Getting the Flu
[MOMS]
We're hitting the high season for colds and flu this year, and if your family hasn't already been vaccinated, then it's probably not too late. Influenza usually peaks in January or later, so if your child has had a flu shot in the past, then another one is definitely in order if she hasn't had hers this year yet. If your child has never been vaccinated against the flu, then the doctor may recommend two shots given 28 days apart; the... Read More
We're hitting the high season for colds and flu this year, and if your family hasn't already been vaccinated, then it's probably not too late. Influenza usually peaks in January or later, so if your child has had a flu shot in the past, then another one is definitely in order if she hasn't had hers this year yet. If your child has never been vaccinated against the flu, then the doctor may recommend two shots given 28 days apart; the... Read More
3. Encourage Healthy School Habits
[MOMS]
Let's face it: Kids in close quarters like classrooms are going to spread all kinds of germs to one another, right? Probably, but when you encourage healthful habits, kids tend to miss less school because of illnesses they've passed on to one another. The top illnesses that keep kids home are colds, stomach viruses and pinkeye, all of which can be prevented with proper hand washing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and... Read More
Let's face it: Kids in close quarters like classrooms are going to spread all kinds of germs to one another, right? Probably, but when you encourage healthful habits, kids tend to miss less school because of illnesses they've passed on to one another. The top illnesses that keep kids home are colds, stomach viruses and pinkeye, all of which can be prevented with proper hand washing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and... Read More
4. Handling Other People's Sick Kids
[MOMS]
Sick and tired of having kids who are sick and tired? Face it, all of the hand sanitizer in the world isn't going to protect your child from the big bad germs out there all the time. There's nothing more frustrating than sending your child on a playdate only to find out that your child's play pal has the creeping crud or some unthinkable stomach virus that's likely to blow through your entire household like Grant blew through Richmond.... Read More
Sick and tired of having kids who are sick and tired? Face it, all of the hand sanitizer in the world isn't going to protect your child from the big bad germs out there all the time. There's nothing more frustrating than sending your child on a playdate only to find out that your child's play pal has the creeping crud or some unthinkable stomach virus that's likely to blow through your entire household like Grant blew through Richmond.... Read More
5. Midnight Medicine: Should You Call the Doctor?
[MOMS]
Moms dread that wake-up call in the middle of the night that signals illness in their child. Whether it's a fever, vomiting or something else, a nighttime illness can be scary. But not all of them warrant a call to the doctor or a visit to the emergency room. A good pediatrician will consider it part of her job to offer after-hours advice - pediatricians should expect worried parents to call at all hours. In fact, many say they worry... Read More
Moms dread that wake-up call in the middle of the night that signals illness in their child. Whether it's a fever, vomiting or something else, a nighttime illness can be scary. But not all of them warrant a call to the doctor or a visit to the emergency room. A good pediatrician will consider it part of her job to offer after-hours advice - pediatricians should expect worried parents to call at all hours. In fact, many say they worry... Read More
