Real-life advice for caring for sick children at home. From medicine-taking tips and comfort measures to recovery foods, hydration, and practical parenting strategies, these posts help families support children through illness, healing, and recovery with less stress and more confidence.
It’s late at night and everyone is awake. Every so often the silence is punctuated with fits of coughing. We’ve all been here. As a parent of two, we’ve been through this scenario countless times. A good chunk of our visits to the pediatrician have been due to these night time coughing fits. As a…
Each fall, we deal with the same thing! One kid comes home from school or daycare with a cough and soon it gets passed around to every member of the household. It is always seems like the misery and coughing spells peak at night. No parent enjoys spending the whole night awake, seeing their children…
Have you ever had to run into a grocery store or pharmacy with a contagious kid because you had no other choice? The guilt is overwhelming. When my husband is away, my kids always seem to get sick. I can’t leave a contagious child with family members while I run get sick kid supplies because…
This post is sponsored by Florida KidCare. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Whether you’ve been counting down the days or basking in the utter lack of routine this summer back to school time is here. Are you in the “omg summer couldn’t end fast enough” camp or the “how are we going…
As a busy mom with a husband who travels due to work, there is one virus that terrifies me. The norovirus aka “the stomach flu.” It knocks me on my butt and when I finally recover my kids are ruling the house Lord of the Flies style. As much as taking care of a child…