Yeah, I get it - we’re all supposed to be acting normally. I just don’t want anymore colds for a few months. Please.

My 20 month old constantly has a runny nose and a cold every other week it seems. We stopped testing her for every runny nose because they were always negative. Unless we know of an exposure or she has a fever along, we go about life as normal and send her to daycare. Even the cdc is telling people it’s okay to start living normally again.

Anonymous wrote:If my kids are not feeling well, I keep them home. If they seem to be acting normally, but also have a few cold symptoms, I keep them home. I am much more likely to keep them home these days than I was pre-pandemic.

In both cases I give them a home test.

Oops, I mean "if they seem to be acting normally, I send them to school".

If my kids are not feeling well, I keep them home. If they seem to be acting normally, but also have a few cold symptoms, I keep them home. I am much more likely to keep them home these days than I was pre-pandemic.

In both cases I give them a home test.

I think school is appropriate with a slight runny nose now that you've ruled out Covid. You can even have your child wear a mask in that instance out of courtesy. However, you mentioned a playdate in an earlier post. I would be SUPER annoyed if someone scheduled or came to a playdate with a runny nose. Playdates are closer contact by nature (sharing toys, etc.), and other families don't want your cold for the pleasure of playing with your child for two hours (b/c then that family has to go through the whole ordeal of testing, etc.). Same with the birthday party -- please don't attend with a cold, and please don't call the organizer and ask them to make the decision. Just bow out politely--nobody will care, and everyone will be thankful.

Anonymous wrote:When my DD had running nose we took school day off to take her for testing to make sure it’s not Covid nor strep throat. Then a few days after DS had similar light symptoms we also took school day off to take him for testing to make sure again, it wasn’t Covid but he had strep throat ( which also surprised the pediatrician because the symptoms were very mild). At least do home testing to make sure.

Op here. Her runny nose turned into a slight cough so I kept her home today. We have done 2 home tests and they were negative. Think it is just a small cold.

When my DD had running nose we took school day off to take her for testing to make sure it’s not Covid nor strep throat. Then a few days after DS had similar light symptoms we also took school day off to take him for testing to make sure again, it wasn’t Covid but he had strep throat ( which also surprised the pediatrician because the symptoms were very mild). At least do home testing to make sure.

Let the kid live, it’s just a sniffle

Does it respond to antihistamines?

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Anonymous wrote:Just to clarify, party is at a public space that Will have hundreds of other people there that are not part of the classmate party.

Hundreds?! It's your kid's name Mary?

It is not my party. I am just guessing the venue can fit hundreds. It is a large place.

Anonymous wrote:Just to clarify, party is at a public space that Will have hundreds of other people there that are not part of the classmate party.

Hundreds?! It's your kid's name Mary?

Just to clarify, party is at a public space that Will have hundreds of other people there that are not part of the classmate party.

Anonymous wrote:I would test before the party this weekend, too, OP. You're supposed to do two rapid tests three days apart to confirm.

Op here. I sent my kid to school with her sniffle. I tested her again before school today and it was still negative.

I will decide later this week whether we will attend the party. I think it should be ok since kids are already in school together and the party is at a public venue that is not private. There will be other kids and I’m sure at least one kid will have a sniffle?

I just went through this. My son has allergies. He was tested last year and the doctor told me that his set of allergies start in February. Guess what? He started having a runny nose the second week in Feb. I started him on Zyrtec as advised and it helped so much. I had him tested for Covid at the outset just to be sure and he was negative. I sent him to school as usual. Last week he had sniffles that weren't responding to the Zyrtec, I had him tested for Covid again. Negative again. (All PCR)

Unfortunately, this time he was fine but the two of use feel crappy. My husband is worse than me. Kid crud is still here, just with more anxiety.

I've been sending my son to school because the sniffles started on a Friday and by Sunday he was fine. He never had a fever nor slowed down.

I would send to school but probably not an indoor party venue. It is most likely a cold. And that's fine, but that doesn't mean we want your cold if we can help it! And the birthday party is totally optional, so you shouldn't expose others if you have a choice.