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Should your child go to day care? |
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by Marlena  (January 2007) (rank 40th) |
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Sometimes parents send there children to Day Care when they probably shouldn't. It is really important for your child and the other children in day care to keep your child at home when they are sick. How can you tell if they should stay home? Here are some 
things to look out for before you send them on there way.
- Frequent, watery, mucousy, and sometime bloody diarrhea.
- Sore throat with a fever.
- Red eyes and eye drainage, usually pink eye.
- Snot (sorry couldn't think of a better word) that is thicker, yellow, and green, especially if accompanied by a fever, and an earache
Most colds are contagious 2 days before they start showing any symptoms. So because of this we need to teach are children to cover there mouths when they cough at all times and use a tissue for there nose.
Snot that is clear is a sign that it is ok for your child to go to day care. Most times there nose is running clear due to allergies.
Most colds end with a lingering cough. It keeps your child awake at night, but dont worry it wont hurt the other child. You can send them off the others will be fine.
I hope this helps you out the next time you are trying to figure out if your shild is ok for Day Care or not.
