I hate Cold season, my kids are in school and usually bring something home at least once a month. I seem to be the only person that never gets sick, so I am the caretaker. I usually take as many precautions as I can when one child is sick, to not let germs spread.

My number one rule is no school, I can’t stand when parents send a sick child to school. So when my kids or hubby is sick. They stay home and stay in bed, Rest is the best cure for a cold. I hate the fact that they have to miss a day, but it’s the best thing for them and for everyone else.
2. Staying warm, when it’s cold outside, I always make sure my kids are warm enough. The weather change so quickly here in NY that in the Fall, jackets are needed for morning but not afternoon. When it snows though I always make sure my family wears heavy coats, boots, mittens etc. I would say this is the toughest part, because me kids hate jackets and will put them on and then walk outside and take them off.
3. Medicine: I always kept every medicine you could think of in the house, but when the recall of all children’s cold medicine happened,I cut back. Now all I keep is aspirin or Tylenol on hand for when they are sick. It helps when they are sick and that’s all that matters.
4.Disinfecting: when someone in my house is sick, I always make sure that my house is sanitized. Every door knob, handle and sink get sprayed with Lysol disinfectant, sheets get washed and toys are cleaned in bleach. Just to make sure that the cold/flu does not come back or spread.
5. Flu-shot- I have never had a flu-shot sadly, but when it comes to my children I make sure that they get one every year.

It’s really important to me when my family is sick with the flu that I do everything I can to make sure they are comfortable and stop the spread of germs.

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