Colds in kindergarten kids

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My 5 year old just started kindergarten. This week he woke up with congestion and runny nose. So he stayed home from school.
By afternoon he’s bouncing off the walls, fighting with little cousin (who lives with us), teasing the dog. Runny nose seems gone.
the next morning he’s sick again.
is this normal for a cold in a child? His dad wants him to go to school and says they’ll call us to retrieve him if they think he’s too sick. But that’s not fair to the other kids.
 
What’s the policy at the school?

My kids grammar school have a policy that fevers must stay home. Kids on antibiotics can come back after a day at home.on antibiotics. Runny noses and coughing should stay home.

I hope this isn’t medical advice, but he might have allergies, especially if he’s stuffy in the morning and better later in the day.

Ask his doctor?
 
Fever, stay home. Vomiting/diarrhea, stay home.

Runny nose that is green, stay home.

Clear runny nose? To school.

Best way to avoid getting the whole house sick, every day when Junior comes home from school change clothes, leave school shoes outside the door or in a bag. Tracking home bacteria and viruses is not a good idea.
 
Dont overthink it. If a kid with a runny nose who was groggy in the morning should miss school, they would be empty. The little lady had an excellent barometer.
 
I only kept my kiddo home when she had a fever, was vomiting or had diarrhea. Having a runny nose is not reason to miss school. Send them with kleenex and a reminder to wash hands. School will call you if they want you to pick your kiddo up.
 
He sounds like a typical 5-year-old boy. 😁 If he hasn’t been to some pre-school activities before then it is very likely he will have more colds and throat problems during the coming school year. There is an enormous amount of viruses that causes a runny nose and similar problems and he is going to get some of them. Some viruses we get once and others like to visit us several times. Remember that it is common that an adult has 3-4 colds per year and children his age twice as many.

Try elevating the “head” part of his bed with the help of some books or the like so he is sleeping on a slope. It helps to keep the airways clear. About 10 cm is OK.
 
When I was a kid, we lived with my maternal grandparents. My grandmother was a Registered Nurse. She got her license long before WWI. In those days, 90% of nursing consisted of giving enemas.

In my family, if a kid woke up with 110 degree fever, covered with spots and his hair falling out in clumps, he kept his mouth shut and went to school – because the alternative was too horrible to contemplate, 🙂
 
It may be allergies— it’s suddenly turned very fall-ish, and a lot of people are suddenly dealing with allergies in Texas.

A runny nose paired with a fever will allow them to stay home, but a runny nose in and of itself isn’t enough.

When I keep my kids home, I keep them in bed. No tv. No games. No fun stuff. Just sleep, and then more rest when they wake up.

It’s easy to tell if they’re sick or not. When they’re genuinely sick, they don’t care. They just sleep, wake up to go potty and eat or drink something, and then fall back asleep.

Anyone who has the energy to bounce off walls and pick fights is definitely going to school the next day. 🙂
 
Again, check the school policy

My school won’t let them come to school with a sore throat, unless it’s been negatively cultured, or they’re on antibiotics.
 
Children’s “faucets” are continually “leaking” from September through April. If we barred them from school for every runny nose, we’d have a massive truancy problem.

You’ve gotten great advice - check the school manual or call the school secretary if in doubt.
 
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Do you get immunotherapy when other medications don’t work. I take very high doses of antihistamines though sometimes will have a flare every so often.

Not fun!
 
If a kid has a fever, keep them home. (This is standard to most school districts)

Otherwise use your judgement.

I always figured—if my kiddos are healthy enough to fight with their siblings, they’re healthy enough to go to school.
 
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Yes. It’s very common for cold symptoms to be worse in the morning because you’ve been laying down and mucus has been accumulating and thickening up. After you’ve been up a while it starts to drain. Also, people tend to mouth-breath when they’re congested which can cause sore throat.
 
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