🤧 Cough & Cold in Children

What actually works

✅ What Actually Helps

🍯 Honey (age 1+) - 1/2 to 1 teaspoon before bed. As effective as cough medicine!

💧 Fluids - Water, warm soup, popsicles. Keeps mucus thin.

🌬️ Humidifier - Cool mist in bedroom helps congestion.

💨 Saline drops + suction - Best for stuffy noses in babies.

😴 Rest & elevated head - Helps drainage and recovery.

Do NOT give to children under 4:

These don't work in young children and can cause serious side effects.

⚠️ Also avoid:

That's basically it for young children. Most cold medicines simply don't help kids.

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