When your kid is sick

JulieMarie21

What do you do all day with your kid when they are sick? We normally don't watch tv but we had so much screen time this weekend because that's what made her happy when she was in pain.

shakinros

Exactly like you. SO much TV. I kind if hate it but little else works to keep her entertained and relatively immobile. When it gets warmer again, we take walks in the stroller.

TechieGirl1

We do TV & tablet (at least its interactive and he learns things), as well as blocks, and maybe shape sorting if he's not completely miserable.

Jeffreysmom24

We normally don't have the tv on until after jeffrey goes to bed at night, but when he had a fever for 3 days straight a few months ago, that is all we did. He sat on my lap and listened to music videos and dozed on and off.

Hope that your little one gets better soon!

piphigirl

DD often sleeps a lot when she is sick.  When she had a stomach bug last week, she was sleeping 13 hours at night and she took 3.5-4 hour naps both days.  So, that was nice because I got a reprieve from her sadness and could clean the house!

She also NEVER watches TV - doesn't have the attention span - but she will lay on the couch and watch a show when she is sick.  I don't mind this.

If it's warm we go on walks.  If she's not terribly ill, I'll run some errands where she can stay in the car (gas, car wash, ATM, quick run into the pharmacy, etc.).

We also read a lot of books or play quietly with her stuffed animals.

vic8504

We do basically the same things we do when she isn't sick. She plays with whatever toys she wants to, colors and read books. Though when she is sick she does seem to snuggle and watch TV a little bit more and we try to play a little more quietly/calm than if she was feeling 100%.

Jessica Swanlake

We do whatever she feels up to. If she wants to snuggle and have a 4 hour Octonauts marathon, then I am all in.