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Do you send your DC to school with a runny nose/cough if they have no fever?

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itsbabytime
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Do you send your DC to school with a runny nose/cough if they have no fever?

DS (3) has a cold yet again. Seems he has one once a month since starting school. He has no fever - just a runny nose and cough but, is acting completely normal otherwise. I kept him home b/c I don't want him to infect other kids. But, I'm wondering if I am keeping him home too much. Everywhere I go I see kids hacking away with runny noses. Since he always seems to be getting sick I am sure someone must be sending their kid in like this. I'm new to this though - what is acceptable?

Posted 3/9/11 12:22 PM
 
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Linda1003
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Re: Do you send your DC to school with a runny nose/cough if they have no fever?

Never... they ALLLL have colds.. my son would NEVER be there if we kept him home.

BTW: Im wearing my flame retardant suit today.!!Chat Icon

Posted 3/9/11 12:24 PM
 

ali120206
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Re: Do you send your DC to school with a runny nose/cough if they have no fever?

For a runny nose and cough - I send him to daycare (that's probably where he got it from in the first place).

For a fever or stomach bug, I keep him home.

Posted 3/9/11 12:24 PM
 

jambalady
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Re: Do you send your DC to school with a runny nose/cough if they have no fever?

Posted by Linda1003

Never... they ALLLL have colds.. my son would NEVER be there if we kept him home.

BTW: Im wearing my flame retardant suit today.!!Chat Icon



Yep. Same here.

My DS has NOT had a runny nose/cough for a total of 2 days since January 1st.

But he acts fine, has no fever, so he goes.

Posted 3/9/11 12:30 PM
 

mommy2devin
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Re: Do you send your DC to school with a runny nose/cough if they have no fever?

Posted by ali120206

For a runny nose and cough - I send him to daycare (that's probably where he got it from in the first place).

For a fever or stomach bug, I keep him home.



DITTO

Posted 3/9/11 12:33 PM
 

EricaAlt
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Re: Do you send your DC to school with a runny nose/cough if they have no fever?

Posted by mommy2devin

Posted by ali120206

For a runny nose and cough - I send him to daycare (that's probably where he got it from in the first place).

For a fever or stomach bug, I keep him home.



DITTO




Ditto for me... if I kept him home for every runny nose there would be no point for him to go to daycare.
He gets it there anyway

Posted 3/9/11 12:37 PM
 

Ian&EmmesMommy23
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Re: Do you send your DC to school with a runny nose/cough if they have no fever?

Posted by mommy2devin

Posted by ali120206

For a runny nose and cough - I send him to daycare (that's probably where he got it from in the first place).

For a fever or stomach bug, I keep him home.



DITTO



same. if i kept him home for every cold id be out of work

Message edited 3/9/2011 12:39:00 PM.

Posted 3/9/11 12:38 PM
 

itsbabytime
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Re: Do you send your DC to school with a runny nose/cough if they have no fever?

You know what, no flames. I hear ya. I had a feeling maybe I was keeping him home too much.

Posted 3/9/11 12:42 PM
 

bicosi
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Re: Do you send your DC to school with a runny nose/cough if they have no fever?

Posted by EricaAlt

Posted by mommy2devin

Posted by ali120206

For a runny nose and cough - I send him to daycare (that's probably where he got it from in the first place).

For a fever or stomach bug, I keep him home.



DITTO




Ditto for me... if I kept him home for every runny nose there would be no point for him to go to daycare.
He gets it there anyway



ditto as well! Chat Icon

Posted 3/9/11 12:44 PM
 

Bxgell2
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Re: Do you send your DC to school with a runny nose/cough if they have no fever?

The better question is when do my children NOT have a runny nose? Yaya constantly has the sniffles with no fever - if I kept her home for every sneeze or sniffle, I would be a SAHM. So, yes, I send her in, unless she's really "off" or has a fever.

Posted 3/9/11 1:21 PM
 

computergirl
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Re: Do you send your DC to school with a runny nose/cough if they have no fever?

When my DS was in the 3 yo program, I kept him out for runny noses/coughs. After a while I felt like he was missing out on a lot of days for nothing, meanwhile you would not BELIEVE the condition some of the kids show up at school in-- practically hacking up a lung. Where do you think he got all these colds from? So I figured, if you can't beat em, join em... and now I send him in if his nose is running (he rarely ever gets coughs for some reason, always runny noses)

Posted 3/9/11 1:54 PM
 

Xelindrya
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Re: Do you send your DC to school with a runny nose/cough if they have no fever?

No fever
No change in behavior

She goes to school

Heck I send her if she has a low grade fever.

Posted 3/9/11 2:49 PM
 
 

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