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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?
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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.!!
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| Posted 3/9/11 12:24 PM |
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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.
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| Posted 3/9/11 12:24 PM |
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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.!!
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.
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| Posted 3/9/11 12:30 PM |
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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
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| Posted 3/9/11 12:33 PM |
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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
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| Posted 3/9/11 12:37 PM |
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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.
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| Posted 3/9/11 12:38 PM |
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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.
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| Posted 3/9/11 12:42 PM |
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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! 
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| Posted 3/9/11 12:44 PM |
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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.
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| Posted 3/9/11 1:21 PM |
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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)
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| Posted 3/9/11 1:54 PM |
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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.
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| Posted 3/9/11 2:49 PM |
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