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Children's Cold and Flu

Make sure your child's cold and flu symptoms are taken care of. Learn what signs to watch out for and what you can do to help them.

Symptoms
Reasons Your Child Might Have a Constant Runny Nose
30 November, 2023

Reasons Your Child Might Have a Constant Runny Nose

If your tissue supply can't keep up with your child's runny nose, you're probably eager for solutions. While most causes of nose-running can't be...
Mr. Mucus Coloring Page
23 August, 2018

Mr. Mucus Coloring Page

Feeling under the weather? Here's a fun activity to help you pass the time. Print out this page and color away while your Mucinex...
Does Chicken Noodle Soup Really Help?
14 August, 2018

Does Chicken Noodle Soup Really Help?

You always associate chicken soup with a sick day—and for a good reason. Your mother (and her mother before her) knew what she was...
Children's Fever 101
14 August, 2018

Children's Fever 101

Your child’s normal body temperature is about 98.6 °F—99.4 °F (when measured orally) with slight variations throughout the day.  A “low fever” is generally...
How to Help Children Who are Coughing Up Mucus
14 August, 2018

How to Help Children Who are Coughing Up Mucus

How to Help: Child Coughing Up Mucus Dealing with your own persistent cough can be difficult enough, but it's worse watching your child in...
How to Help Relieve Your Young Child's Sinus Infection
14 August, 2018

How to Help Relieve Your Young Child's Sinus Infection

How to Help Relieve Your Young Child's Sinus Infection When your child’s cold has lasted the better part of two weeks and doesn’t seem...
Off-Limit Medications for Kids
14 August, 2018

Off-Limit Medications for Kids

There are some medications that aren’t safe for your child to use. Aspirin, which is a pain reliever, shouldn’t be given to children under...
Over the Counter Decongestants for Kids
14 August, 2018

Over the Counter Decongestants for Kids

It usually starts like this: Your child has a regular, run-of-the-mill cold for about a week. Just when you think it should be clearing...