Mums and Babies

It is difficult to find a parent, who has never met such worry as child sickness. If it is a serious case, and you child’s state requires hospitalization, you should consider all doctor recommendations about its care. However if there is nothing serious, and you take care of your child in home, there are some common advices on how to treat your child.

If the disease has caused high temperature, you should assure a lot of hot drink. It can be tea, juices, water – never mind. The more your child drinks, the better. When someone is ill the appetite is usually reduced. But you should suggest however fruits and chicken soup some times a day. But if your child refuses to eat for sometimes – do not insist – it is normal, as the organism mobilizes all its resources for overcome the illness, and do not want to spend it for food digestion.

Assure fresh air flow in the room, where your child is. Ventilate the room at least twice a day. It is also desirable to make moist mopping every day.

Do not allow to watch TV all day long. This advice can sound especially strange – what should the ill child do then? Well, it would be better, if he or she would have rest a little more – sleep, or just lie calmly a little bit. If your child does not know read yet, read him or her aloud some story tale. The drawing or reading can be also an alternative for TV. Or you can play in some board game like monopoly, loto and others. The best choice about the games would be something that you have already played at. The rules should be quite familiar to the child, and the game itself shouldn’t be very difficult for him. You can even hold back, if this won’t be noticed. In other words, you should try to bring some positive emotions without much exhaustion.

Do not make him or her learn new things. It is not the moment. When children are ill, there is often a little regress in the development. They can behave themselves like if they are 2 or 3 years younger. Be patient, this will go away, when your child will feel better.

If the state of health of your child allows it, you can organize some fun. For example invite some friends that your child, would be pleased to see.

One more advice about how to distract you child is – “to do a rabbit”. Even if handicraft never was your strong side, try to do with you child a toy. It can be a rabbit, or a doll, or whatever your imagination will suggest. It can be made of fibers, paper, textile, some natural material like straw, strobiles. The main point is – that the process of its creation should be pleasant both for you and your child. While creating it, try to think of health, joy and love, that you wish to your son or daughter. You can play with this toy a little story – let your child treat it, like he or she is treated itself.

But, however do not try to amuse your child too much. The best recipe for recovering is hunger, calmness and rest.

For more advices on taking care of sick child visit Feeding your sick child guide.