I am always asked what parents can do to prepare for winter with little ones. It seems like as soon as your pediatrician's office closes, your kids come down with something. Here is a checklist for parents:
Tylenol and Motrin suspension (keep in fridge, it tastes better)
Tylenol/Feverall suppositories (fridge, kids under two)
One liter of pedialyte for kids under one with vomiting, gatorade for kids over one (no red please to be mistaken for blood in stool)
Soda (hide a Sprite or caffeine free root beer in the garage), honey, noodle soup
Benadryl- used for teething-dries up saliva, cough and runny nose, sleep, hives, etc
Nose Frieda- suction system if under 5mos
Keep list of friends/family with nebulizer machine!