Sickness and diarrhoea can be hard work to deal with at the best of times but these things are normally sent to try us and happen at the most challenging times. Anyone out there had a poorly child whilst flying or on a long car journey, or perhaps Christmas Day or after there has been a […]
Chickenpox: Being prepared
The dreaded Chickenpox….both the big kids have had this but the babies are both yet to have this delightful childhood illness. I am not sure how they have dodged it thus far, as there have been numerous rounds of it locally in the last few months. I always think that with things like this it […]
Dealing with childhood coughs and colds
Just as I thought the better weather was upon us here and we could bid farewell to winter colds, two of the children have come down with a nasty cough and cold. I am not a fan of cough mixture so always try to manage by increasing fluid and riding it out. We have found […]