The first fever. The cough that somehow sounds ten times worse at night. The runny nose that lasts approximately six months. And the constant question every parent asks during sick season: Is this something I can handle at home, or do I need to call the pediatrician?
Cold and flu season can feel relentless when you have young kids, especially when illnesses seem to roll from one family member to the next. Add missed school and childcare, disrupted sleep, medicine battles, clingy kids, worried parents, and trying to figure out which symptoms actually matter, and it’s no wonder sick season can leave the whole family depleted.
Join Dr. Whitney Casares, Board-Certified Pediatrician and Founder of Modern Mommy Doc; Dr. Lyndsey Garbi, Pediatrician at Blueberry Pediatrics; and Stacy McCann, MSW, LCSW, LBA of Present Moment Counseling/Coaching Services for The Sick Season Survival Guide: What to Do, When to Worry & How to Get Through It, a practical, reassuring conversation about getting your family through the months when somebody always seems to be sick.
We’ll cover what parents should actually keep at home, how to make kids more comfortable when they’re under the weather, fevers, coughs, sore throats, stomach bugs, hydration, sleep, and the symptoms that mean it’s time to call the doctor. We’ll also talk about the less-discussed side of sick season: anxious kids, medicine refusal, disrupted routines, missed school, parental stress, and how to support the whole family when everyone is running on empty.
Parents will leave feeling more prepared for the next middle-of-the-night fever, more confident about what they can manage at home, and clearer on when their child really does need medical attention.
A special thank you to EEZ Co., makers of Lolleez throat-soothing pops for kids, for bringing this conversation to the Auggie community.
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