Parents and Grandparents are wiser than doctors. ( How to Raise a Healthy Child In Spite of Your Doctor- Robert Mendelson, M.D.) – ” How can I assert that parents, with no medical training, are better than pediatricians to meet most of the health needs of their children? Simply because you are willing and able to give your children time and attention, and your doctor is not. The most important elements in the diagnosis of illness are behavior change, appearance, and the medical history of the child. As the parent, you are extremely sensitive to your child’s behavior patterns, quick to note a change in his or her appearance, and totally familiar with the child’s medical history, your own and probably those of your parents as well.”

Thoughts from Great Grandma:
When children are sick, especially with a cold, it is advisable to change their pillow cases, towels, and hand towels daily to a clean one to avoid re infecting themselves again and again with the cold, as well as to avoid infecting others as well. To wash their hands as often as they can and wipe down the things they touch with disinfectant.

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To take off any blood stains from children’s clothes from falls or scratches, put some hydrogen peroxide directly on the stain, scrub and rinse and the stains will easily come off.