How to Pamper a Sick Child

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Having a cold or the flu is never any fun. But it is often worst when your child is the one that is sick. As parents, we need to go beyond the day-to-day ‘I have got to get off work’ hassle and remember to make our sick child our number one priority.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

appropriate child medicines
chicken soup
jello
ice pops
ginger ale
children's books

Step1

Keep your child’s favorite style chicken soup, ice pops and Jell-O in stock for sick day emergencies. This will keep you from having to run to the store when your child is not well. All three of these products can help your child keep hydrated. Even a child who is not feeling well will take a bite or two of his/her favorite Jell-O.

Step2

Keep everyday medicines in stock and know the dosage. It is no fun for your ‘feverish staring up at you’ child while you are trying to figure out the dosage of their medicine.

Step3

If your child is feverish, check his/her temp regularly, but try not to wake a sleeping child.

Step4

Keep a cold compress to use and tissues by your child’s bed. This will keep your child from having to call out to you for one if he/she should wake up and need one.

Step5

Read your child a story. Even preteens appreciate being read to when they are too sick to read themselves.

Step6

If your child is feeling up to watching television, allow him/her to do so for short amounts of time. Place a sheet over the couch area where he/she will be relaxing to keep the spread of the virus down.

Step7

While taking care of a sick child, remember to wash your hands regularly so that you too do not end up sick. In this same vain, kisses should wait until after he/she is well again.

Tips & Warnings

Cold, flu and stomach viruses do not usually last more than a day or two. You should be prepared to call the doctor if your child’s fever goes over 102 degrees or if the virus lasts more than two days.
Sick children do not belong at school or daycare. Beyond the fact that it could very well make their illness worse, you would be subjecting other children to the illness. Try to have alternatives in place, like asking a relative or neighbor to stay if you absolutely cannot.