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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I kept my kid home for every cold, she would never go to school![/quote]

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.

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

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. [/quote]

And, I'm a SAHM.[/quote]

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