Sending kids to school with a cold but no fever?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I kept my kid home for every cold, she would never go to school!

Actually, I keep my kid at home for every cold - because then he recovers completely and is ready to tackle school when he is healthy. He does not get sick (even with cold ) very often, because I give him a chance to rest and recuperate. I am SAHM and I can do that.

I see many kids with cough, cold and runny nose - being sent to school - for DAYS. These kids never recover fully and they make other kids sick as well. Most of these parents also dose their kids with Tylenol and send them to school. It is sad, but I guess they do not have a choice or flexibility in their work environment.

I am sorry but are you a school nurse? If not please spare us.

[Anonymous]

If I kept my kid home for every cold, she would never go to school!


Actually, I keep my kid at home for every cold - because then he recovers completely and is ready to tackle school when he is healthy. He does not get sick (even with cold ) very often, because I give him a chance to rest and recuperate. I am SAHM and I can do that.

I see many kids with cough, cold and runny nose - being sent to school - for DAYS. These kids never recover fully and they make other kids sick as well. Most of these parents also dose their kids with Tylenol and send them to school. It is sad, but I guess they do not have a choice or flexibility in their work environment.



I am sorry but are you a school nurse? If not please spare us.

My cousin has three kids who are extremely close in age and his wife is a SAH mom. The younger two go to morning preschool, and the oldest is a first grader. Even before the oldest went to public school and the youngest went to preschool, all three kids were non-stop sick with colds all winter. Why? They passed germs along to one another. This "rest and recuperate" philosophy only works when you don't have other kids in the house bringing in new germs. Even though she had the flexibility to keep a kid home, if she had let them stay home at any sniffle they would have never gone to school/preschool. Jeez. You must have an only child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I kept my kid home for every cold, she would never go to school!

Actually, I keep my kid at home for every cold - because then he recovers completely and is ready to tackle school when he is healthy. He does not get sick (even with cold ) very often, because I give him a chance to rest and recuperate. I am SAHM and I can do that.

I see many kids with cough, cold and runny nose - being sent to school - for DAYS. These kids never recover fully and they make other kids sick as well. Most of these parents also dose their kids with Tylenol and send them to school. It is sad, but I guess they do not have a choice or flexibility in their work environment.

I am sorry but are you a school nurse? If not please spare us.

Can't wait for the notes she's going to get when her snowflake misses a month of school because of the sniffles.

I keep my kids home with fever and abide by the 24 hr rule for fever and vomiting. I keep my kids home with a bad cold/cough. I keep them home if they were up coughing at night and don't seem ok in the morning, even if the cough is less severe. I keep them home if their noses are running like faucets. However, a cough every few minutes and a little sniffle? No way. Both kids have had this all week and haven't missed school or activities. They don't look sick and are sleeping through the night with no issue.

I was nervous when DS #1 was little because he had RAD but I still sent him to school with sniffles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I kept my kid home for every cold, she would never go to school!

Actually, I keep my kid at home for every cold - because then he recovers completely and is ready to tackle school when he is healthy. He does not get sick (even with cold ) very often, because I give him a chance to rest and recuperate. I am SAHM and I can do that.

I see many kids with cough, cold and runny nose - being sent to school - for DAYS. These kids never recover fully and they make other kids sick as well. Most of these parents also dose their kids with Tylenol and send them to school. It is sad, but I guess they do not have a choice or flexibility in their work environment.

I am sorry but are you a school nurse? If not please spare us.

Can't wait for the notes she's going to get when her snowflake misses a month of school because of the sniffles.

I keep my kids home with fever and abide by the 24 hr rule for fever and vomiting. I keep my kids home with a bad cold/cough. I keep them home if they were up coughing at night and don't seem ok in the morning, even if the cough is less severe. I keep them home if their noses are running like faucets. However, a cough every few minutes and a little sniffle? No way. Both kids have had this all week and haven't missed school or activities. They don't look sick and are sleeping through the night with no issue.

I was nervous when DS #1 was little because he had RAD but I still sent him to school with sniffles.

And, I'm a SAHM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: If you have the luxury of keeping your child home every time she has a runny nose then you either don't WOH or just have leave to burn.

So admit it - it's not about the child, it's about you and your job. Your job determines how your sick child is treated.

When DD first started pre-K, she was sick all the time for the first 6 months. I was SAHM and stayed with her at home every single time until she completely recovered. As inconvenient as it was, it was best for her health and best for others. Now she hardly ever gets sick. So the moral is to do what's right, not what's easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I kept my kid home for every cold, she would never go to school!

+1

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: If you have the luxury of keeping your child home every time she has a runny nose then you either don't WOH or just have leave to burn.

So admit it - it's not about the child, it's about you and your job. Your job determines how your sick child is treated.

When DD first started pre-K, she was sick all the time for the first 6 months. I was SAHM and stayed with her at home every single time until she completely recovered. As inconvenient as it was, it was best for her health and best for others. Now she hardly ever gets sick. So the moral is to do what's right, not what's easy.

Our kids helped boost your kid's immunity by exposing her to those germs in preschool. You're welcome!

[Anonymous]

What bothers me the most is when parents bring their sick kids to birthday parties. The poor kid is sick and his nose is running, his eyes are watery, he's coughing, but his mom drags him to the party. Never mind that he'll infect all the other kids.

Or like my SIL - she once hosted a party at her house with a sick kid with a strep throat whom she made sit among all the guests, in the middle of all action. Several of us got infected.

Just selfish, selfish people. Don't think of anyone else, but their own comfort. Very American.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: If you have the luxury of keeping your child home every time she has a runny nose then you either don't WOH or just have leave to burn.

So admit it - it's not about the child, it's about you and your job. Your job determines how your sick child is treated.

When DD first started pre-K, she was sick all the time for the first 6 months. I was SAHM and stayed with her at home every single time until she completely recovered. As inconvenient as it was, it was best for her health and best for others. Now she hardly ever gets sick. So the moral is to do what's right, not what's easy.

I'm sorry, but how is that inconvenient. Isn't it your "job"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What bothers me the most is when parents bring their sick kids to birthday parties. The poor kid is sick and his nose is running, his eyes are watery, he's coughing, but his mom drags him to the party. Never mind that he'll infect all the other kids.

Or like my SIL - she once hosted a party at her house with a sick kid with a strep throat whom she made sit among all the guests, in the middle of all action. Several of us got infected.

Just selfish, selfish people. Don't think of anyone else, but their own comfort. Very American.

No, you just have shitty friends. Shitty begets shitty.

[Anonymous]

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No, you just have shitty friends. Shitty begets shitty.

We are talking about shitty parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I'm sorry, but how is that inconvenient. Isn't it your "job"?

I could have given her a Tylenol and sent her off to school while I enjoyed something else - shopping or going the gym.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I kept my kid home for every cold, she would never go to school!

Actually, I keep my kid at home for every cold - because then he recovers completely and is ready to tackle school when he is healthy. He does not get sick (even with cold ) very often, because I give him a chance to rest and recuperate. I am SAHM and I can do that.

I see many kids with cough, cold and runny nose - being sent to school - for DAYS. These kids never recover fully and they make other kids sick as well. Most of these parents also dose their kids with Tylenol and send them to school. It is sad, but I guess they do not have a choice or flexibility in their work environment.

If YOU have a cold, do YOU stay home with your kid the whole time? If you leave the house with your kid you are exposing others, no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I kept my kid home for every cold, she would never go to school!

Actually, I keep my kid at home for every cold - because then he recovers completely and is ready to tackle school when he is healthy. He does not get sick (even with cold ) very often, because I give him a chance to rest and recuperate. I am SAHM and I can do that.

I see many kids with cough, cold and runny nose - being sent to school - for DAYS. These kids never recover fully and they make other kids sick as well. Most of these parents also dose their kids with Tylenol and send them to school. It is sad, but I guess they do not have a choice or flexibility in their work environment.

If YOU have a cold, do YOU stay home with your kid the whole time? If you leave the house with your kid you are exposing others, no?

NP. I'm not really sure where I come down on this whole argument. I'm certainly more cautious than everyone I know about exposing others to germs and always keep my kid home from playgroups, b-day parties etc if he's sick but now with preschool and the constant slight runny nose but no fever, I'm not sure what to do. But to your point above, as an adult, I can control where I cough, sneeze etc. I wash hands regularly and don't rub my nose and touch grocery carts and whatnot. My 2-yr old, however, sneezes snot rockets anywhere they fall, doesn't know how to wipe his nose when it's drippy so wipes with his hand and then touches stuff and coughs without covering his mouth. I wash his hands and disinfect him regularly but it's virtually impossible to keep up with all the gross stuff they do. My point being, I leave the house when I'm sick bc I can keep myself from spraying germs all over the public. Preschoolers are another story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I kept my kid home for every cold, she would never go to school!

Actually, I keep my kid at home for every cold - because then he recovers completely and is ready to tackle school when he is healthy. He does not get sick (even with cold ) very often, because I give him a chance to rest and recuperate. I am SAHM and I can do that.

I see many kids with cough, cold and runny nose - being sent to school - for DAYS. These kids never recover fully and they make other kids sick as well. Most of these parents also dose their kids with Tylenol and send them to school. It is sad, but I guess they do not have a choice or flexibility in their work environment.

If YOU have a cold, do YOU stay home with your kid the whole time? If you leave the house with your kid you are exposing others, no?

NP. I'm not really sure where I come down on this whole argument. I'm certainly more cautious than everyone I know about exposing others to germs and always keep my kid home from playgroups, b-day parties etc if he's sick but now with preschool and the constant slight runny nose but no fever, I'm not sure what to do. But to your point above, as an adult, I can control where I cough, sneeze etc. I wash hands regularly and don't rub my nose and touch grocery carts and whatnot. My 2-yr old, however, sneezes snot rockets anywhere they fall, doesn't know how to wipe his nose when it's drippy so wipes with his hand and then touches stuff and coughs without covering his mouth. I wash his hands and disinfect him regularly but it's virtually impossible to keep up with all the gross stuff they do. My point being, I leave the house when I'm sick bc I can keep myself from spraying germs all over the public. Preschoolers are another story.

Parents of preschoolers are completely different than parents of school aged children. A preschooler can miss whatever amount he/she wants with no real repercussions. Also, to answer you above note, I have no doubt that we all, as adults, leave our germs everywhere when we are ill: grocery carts, airline seats, menus, handrails, doorknobs, etc.