There is a very easy way of reducing the number of times your child gets sick, by following a few simple hygeine rules. This may sound over the top but I've found it very helpful in reducing the number of times my children get sick.
Every time we get back home from being out, the first thing we do (after taking coats and shoes off) is to wash all the childrens hands properly. This way I know that whatever germs were on their hands from being out are now gone and won't enter our house - or indeed my children's mouths! I do this when we get home from being out anywhere, as I'm sure you know, children touch everything! A day of school results in very grubby hands, including toilet trips(!); a visit to a mother & toddler group where toys have been played with for years without being cleaned is another germ fest; even when we just pop out to the shops, the potential number of germs picked up on hands is amazing - door handles, shop shelves, items for sale etc, so you can imagine how many more germs could potentially be picked up by a trip to the doctors waiting room, where everyone who touches anything is ill. It's a very simple rule but works fantastically well. I also ensure I keep hand cleaning antibacterial gel on me whenever I'm out so that if the kids need to eat or somehow get very messy hands, I have a way of making them clean again. This may all sound over the top but it definately works!
