With two kids in school it seems like someone is always bringing home some kind of bug. When my kids are sick I want to do everything in my power to help them get better and be comfortable while they are sick.

One of the things I reach for when they have a cold is Triaminic Thin Strips. If your kids are like mine trying to get them to take medicine can become a nightmare. Triaminic Thin Strips are a life saver in our house.

Triaminic and the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) have teamed up to bring us the Sick Day Guidelines.

Here is a sample of what these guidelines include.

Consider keeping your child home if he or she:
Has a fever of 100.4 degrees or higher
Has been vomiting
Has symptoms that prevent him or her from participating in school, such as:
Excessive tiredness or lack of appetite
Productive coughing, sneezing
Headache, body aches, earache
Sore throat*
*A minor sore throat is usually not a problem, but a severe sore throat could be strep throat even if there is no fever. Other symptoms of strep throat in children are headache and stomach upset. Contact your pediatrician as your child needs a special test to determine if it is strep throat.