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Home » Kids » Sick Day Survival Tips for Kids

Sick Day Survival Tips for Kids

04/03/2016 by The Mama Maven

This post was sponsored by Pfizer. There are affiliate links in this post.

It seems like all three of my kids were sick in January, February, and March. Sometimes it was fevers, sometimes it was vomiting, sometimes it was both — and then sometimes it was a cold (with or without a cough). I always feel so helpless and want to make them comfortable. So, to keep things under control, there are some things that I always do. This way, the kids know what to expect from me and I know how to manage things, even when I can’t manage their symptoms.

Sick Day Survival Tips | The Mama Maven Blog

Sick Day Survival Tips
1. Make sure there is a working thermometer in the house
2. Line sick child’s bed and floor with towels
2. Make sure there is a bucket (or pail ) near the sick child’s bed.
3. Cover couches with towels (for daytime tv watching) and have a bucket handy
4. Keep child hydrated with water, juice, pediatric electrolyte drinks, or chicken soup
5. Limit dairy (our doctor has told us that it doesn’t matter, but I still have my kids skip dairy when they’re sick)

We also make sure we have children’s ibuprophen and kids cold medicine in the house, like the products that Pfizer offers for kids.

Pfizer Pediatric products include Children’s Advil®, Children’s Robitussin®, and Children’s Dimetapp®.

Childrens Advil

Ease aches and pains, while reducing a child’s fever fast with Children’s Advil®, a great solution for kids as young as 2 and up to 11. Children’s Advil® comes in several great-tasting flavors, including: Sugar-free Dye-free Berry, Bubble Gum, Grape, Blue Raspberry, Fruit and Dye-Free White Grape flavors. There’s also Infants’ Advil® White Grape, which provides unsurpassed fever relief with a syringe for easy dosing for children 6-23 months.

ChildRobiDayNight_mnemonic

Formulated just for kids, Children’s Robitussin® DM Day/Night Pack (Children’s Robitussin® Cough & Chest Congestion and Children’s Robitussin® Nighttime Cough) non-drowsy daytime formula helps break up chest congestion, while the long-acting nighttime formula relieves coughs and runny noses to help kids get the rest they need.

ChildrensDimetappMnemonic

All in a great tasting grape flavor, Children’s Dimetapp® Cold & Cough tackles a child’s most bothersome stuffy and runny noses, all while working to relieve cough.

You can go on the Pfizer Pediatric Platform and use their Sick Sense Relief Finder to figure out what may be up with them.

Sick Sense RELIEF FINDER #sickjustgotreal | The Mama Maven Blog

Note: 

*It is important to remember to always read and keep the cartons for complete warnings and dosing information on Pfizer Pediatric Platform products and to use as directed”

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  1. Sarah Hall says

    04/18/2016 at 5:29 PM

    My best tip is lots and lots of fluids as it is so easy for them to get dehydrated.

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  2. Shayna Brookman says

    04/17/2016 at 11:29 AM

    Lots of rest, tissues and a good humidifier 🙂

    Reply
  3. Maria C. says

    04/14/2016 at 1:22 AM

    Keep the kids hydrated. Make them some warm hearty soup & give them lots of TLC

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  4. Tabathia B says

    04/11/2016 at 11:13 PM

    stay hydrated and warm tea with honey

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  5. Laura Bernard says

    04/10/2016 at 9:26 PM

    Staying hydrated and eating

    Reply
  6. Laurajj says

    04/10/2016 at 1:55 AM

    Oh rest up for sure and drink lots of fluids. For the kids, I keep sick bags….have a coloring book, or reading book…maybe a new movie in them. I then save them for days when they are sick…that way it gives them something to do while laying in bed resting.

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  7. Austin Baroudi says

    04/10/2016 at 12:23 AM

    Lots of fluids, Gatorade or tea, and plenty of rest,

    Reply
  8. Natalie says

    04/09/2016 at 7:50 PM

    My best tip is to rent a ton of movies and drink plenty of water.

    Reply
  9. Serge B says

    04/09/2016 at 5:45 PM

    Drink lots of tea and water!

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  10. Jessica Beard says

    04/08/2016 at 9:45 PM

    Keep your child comfortable, hydrated, and entertained with a movie.

    Reply
  11. Elena says

    04/08/2016 at 10:52 AM

    Get rest and drink hot tea

    Reply
  12. latanya says

    04/07/2016 at 9:24 PM

    rest, fluids, and hugs

    Reply
  13. Lauren says

    04/07/2016 at 2:12 PM

    Get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids.

    Reply
  14. meghan B says

    04/06/2016 at 12:33 PM

    Lots of water, a hot bath and sleep.

    Reply
  15. shelly peterson says

    04/06/2016 at 3:59 AM

    I make sure they get lots of rest and plenty of fluids and have good movies on hand.

    Reply
  16. Terri Irvin says

    04/05/2016 at 3:15 PM

    Make sure they have their head propped up and lots of fluids.

    Reply
  17. Dawn Monroe says

    04/05/2016 at 12:56 PM

    My tip is to get rest and drink fluids.

    Reply
  18. Julie Wood says

    04/05/2016 at 9:32 AM

    Get lots of sleep, eat a healthy diet and drink lots of water.

    Reply
  19. Kara Kudro says

    04/05/2016 at 8:56 AM

    lots of sleep, lots of hydration, lots of snuggling.

    Reply
  20. Keri justice says

    04/04/2016 at 6:03 PM

    Lots of rest and liquids to stay hydrated are my tips when sick.

    Reply
  21. Aimee Fauci says

    04/04/2016 at 3:19 PM

    My best sick day survival tip is to make sure and write down the times you give medication to your kids. So much is happening that you can forget.

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    • The Mama Maven says

      04/04/2016 at 9:56 PM

      Good tip!

      Reply
  22. Erika W. says

    04/04/2016 at 7:47 AM

    My best tip is to get sleep! We love Robitussin in our house. I take the kid’s cough and cold all the time too. A dose of that and lots of napping usually has me and the kids good to go within 24 hours.

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  23. Melanie Montgomery says

    04/03/2016 at 5:46 PM

    I love to curl upin bed and just sleep all day!

    Reply
  24. Thomas Murphy says

    04/03/2016 at 4:16 PM

    Get lots of sleep.

    Reply
  25. Cheryl B says

    04/03/2016 at 1:08 PM

    Lots of fluids, lots of love and a great movie.

    Reply
  26. steve weber says

    04/03/2016 at 12:55 PM

    Lots of liquids and Netflix!!

    Reply
  27. Carly Williams says

    04/03/2016 at 10:58 AM

    My best sick day survival tip is to stay hydrated. It’s so important!

    Reply

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