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javasun
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Kids getting sick in school?
javasun
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So started 2 months ago, I've been taking DS to gymboree classes. And for the last 3 weeks, we've been doing 2 parent participation classes with 2 different sets of parents/kids every week as well.
It seems like ever since we've started these programs, DS has always been sick. He'll always have a runny nose and some kind of cold. I try to wash his hands but it is sometimes futile because 2 seconds after I wash his hands, he'll be touching the floor or chewing on the toy that someone else was playing with.
Does anyone know if it's common for kids to get sick when they start to get exposed to other kids, or should I pack purrel or antibacteria wipes and use it every time he touches something....???
It seems like ever since we've started these programs, DS has always been sick. He'll always have a runny nose and some kind of cold. I try to wash his hands but it is sometimes futile because 2 seconds after I wash his hands, he'll be touching the floor or chewing on the toy that someone else was playing with.
Does anyone know if it's common for kids to get sick when they start to get exposed to other kids, or should I pack purrel or antibacteria wipes and use it every time he touches something....???
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Re: Kids getting sick in school?
It is VERY common. Kids carry around a lot of germs and since kids put things in their mouth (including their hands and then touch everything) they spread germs very easily. Hand washing is a good step but it's not going to prevent it 100%. He'll be sick off and on for awhile while he builds up his immune system. It'll be a rough few months but then he'll get through it and be good to go. A typical preschool saying is that it's better to get it now then when he's in Kindergarten.
It happened to me when I took over the preschool ... I was seriously sick about a week out of every month for the first 6 or so months. Now I rarely get sick ... 3 of my "new" teachers all got a gnarly cold a couple weeks back and I never got so much as a sore throat.
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