Distraction tecniques (a good light hearted film or tv show or game we can play), encouragement (I tell her how brave she is for coping so well) and affection (lots of soothing hugs)
We have lots of cuddles! I also rub some vix onto a muslin cloth and keep it close by. Medicine too if I think it's needed. But my daughter just loves cuddles on the sofa the most and watching her fave programmes with mummy.
Home made soup and shaped croutons, vicks, child's ibuprofen or similar, cough mixture, soft tissues, plenty of drinks, stories, cuddles, heated blanket and tv.
Thankfully my daughters rarely ill, we normally have a
little warning when she’s coming down with something as she becomes very clingy.
I’m more than happy to oblige with hugs and cuddling up on the sofa. She also
tends to bed in with us at night when she’s ill, but not until shes had
porridge and honey for supper 😊. The good news is it tends to settle and reassure
her, the bad news is I’m normally struck down with the same illness a few days
later.
Lots of cuddles and Mummy time, its also good to take their mind of their symptons with some Disney films, maybe board games, plus a little Bronchostop Junior
Biggest difficulty I have is getting them to cough up the phlegm rather than just keep having it rattling around. For some reason they are terrified of it. We just give them cuddles, vapour rubs and rub their backs for them to get them settled.
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Thankfully my daughters rarely ill, we normally have a little warning when she’s coming down with something as she becomes very clingy. I’m more than happy to oblige with hugs and cuddling up on the sofa. She also tends to bed in with us at night when she’s ill, but not until shes had porridge and honey for supper 😊. The good news is it tends to settle and reassure her, the bad news is I’m normally struck down with the same illness a few days later.