Unfortunately, our children are often sick. Increased body temperature, general weakness, runny nose, cough - all these are true signs that your child has caught a cold. It should be said that the cause of the disease can be and wet feet, drafts, cold drink (and as a consequence - a cold), and infection from a sick person (that's already SARS). But this is important first of all for doctors, and for the direct treatment of colds in children, the cause of the disease has no direct effect. And for the parent it does not matter how the child fell ill, for him the question becomes how to cure a cold at the child.
Note that there are special cold remedies recommended for the treatment of children. Every day on TV, we see a variety of advertising medications for colds, both specially designed for children, and universal, which are suitable for children and adults. Parents often buy these drugs without consulting a doctor, especially if you need to quickly cure a cold in the child. Most often this is due to a lack of time for parents to visit a pediatrician. But sometimes you have to hear such an argument as incompetence of doctors. It's easier for them to prescribe antibiotics for colds than to pick something more easy for children. This is partly true, but often the average parent does not have a higher medical education, and does not treat colds in children at a professional level, and therefore can not judge the need for antibiotics for children in the treatment of colds.
However, much depends on the attitude of parents of a sick child to drugs, and on the severity of the disease itself. If the disease is mild, it is possible to treat colds in children with folk remedies at home. But too much to get involved in self-treatment is not necessary, for example, homeopathy for children from colds will not always be better than conventional medications. And although it seems to many that it is up to the parents to solve the cold for the child, it is better to first find out the opinion of a specialist, whether it is possible for your child to take this or that homeopathic remedy.
But let's return to the folk remedies for treating colds in children. Here, the parent needs to correctly identify the focus from which the disease actually began. Colds are different, there may be pain in the throat, and quite a bit of a runny nose, and maybe vice versa. After this, it is necessary to develop a set of measures that would cover all inflamed organs, with an emphasis on the most "sick". Everyone knows that with the cold you can get your baby's legs. But if the child has a temperature, then it is better not to carry out such manipulations. The state of the crumbs may worsen from additional warming procedures. When you cough, you can rinse your throat with herbal tea, or drink special cough. The latter is still better to first consult a doctor. Many people are well helped by warm milk with honey (if honey is not allergic). With a sore throat and dry cough, you can breathe over the potatoes, for example, or just over hot water. In addition, to carry out general strengthening procedures, it is possible to use a special ointment for children from colds (Dr.Mom's ointment, which rubs the chest, back and legs of a child, is very popular to date), create a comfortable environment for ill children. And this is frequent airing, and wet cleaning several times a day in the room where the child is. The latter applies not only to folk remedies, such actions must necessarily be performed in the treatment of colds, both in children and adults.
Very important is a generous warm drink. If the child does not want to drink ordinary tea or compote, then you can give him a special tea for colds (they are for children), and thus ensure the ingress of fluids into the body, and conduct therapeutic activities. These teas have a sweet taste, sometimes brightly colored, they can be of interest to almost any baby. Thanks to all the variety and availability of medicines, cold treatment in children can be successfully carried out at home. But you need to be very careful, because it's about your child's health, and you can not joke with him. And if there is an opportunity to consult a competent pediatrician, then it should be done at least to make sure that the disease runs without complications.