6 Tips for Surviving Allergy Season with Kids
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Yesterday, I went on a class trip with my son’s 2nd grade class. I couldn’t get over the amount of kids there were with red, watery eyes, itchy skin and sneezing! Allergy season has hit hard! I know how it gets me down, I couldn’t imagine being an active kid suffering from allergies! So how can you help your kids survive allergy season? I’ve found this season to be extra difficult on my children and between coughs, bad headaches and nasal congestion, we are all down for the count more than I would like!
Have your children wash their hands and face when they come in from playing outside. Changing their clothes and washing their clothing in warm water is recommended as well.
Plan your day according to your allergies. Early morning and early evening are the best times to be outdoors since pollen counts usually peak mid day.
Keep the pollen out by using the air conditioning in the car and at home, instead of open windows.
Keep fingers and hands out of their eyes. When outside, wear sunglasses to protect their eyes from pollen and dust particles. Use cold compresses on eyes if itching from allergies persist.
Take allergy medicine before symptoms start. Taking the medicine before bed is the best so that you can start the day with allergy symptoms controlled.
Do some spring cleaning! Wash linens, pillows and stuffed animals to remove dust, pollen and mold spores. Wash the bathroom to remove any mold and dust the house!
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These tips are great for anyone with allergies — adults and children alike.
Good list. Keeping the pollen out is really hard in this house, since everyone is in and out the doors constantly, when the weather is nice.
I try to vacuum regularly during pollen season! So many have allergies.
Because allergies tend to cause a raspy throat we keep Pedialyte popsicles on hand
Never thought about the fact that driving with my windows open could cause a flare up. Glasses would make sense. I need to try that.
My son has to take a daily allergy meds and we follow a lot of your tips here. Having him clean his face or take a shower daily really helps.
Good tips! My 9 year old has bad allergies. We use the chewable Benadryl or Claritin tablets since those work best for him so far. I will have to look at the others too.
Thanks for the info will do
I have kids in my care that start allergy medication as soon as the snow melts and aren’t off it until the snow falls.
Allergies and kids suck! These are great tips, posting them for my parents to see!
Lots of attention, and they get to man the remote.
I’m a big believer in changing clothes when the kids get home from school or I get home from work. Honestly, all the stuff we do during the day, the places we go just gets invited inside and manifests into some pretty nasty sicknesses. When it’s #SickJustGotReal time at our house, I tend to reach for the Children’s Advil first! It really does help alleviate a lot of the worst symptoms for us!
I’m definitely reminded that I need to clean out my medicine cabinet pronto. This is a good list of things to do to help with the allergy’s.
Great tips! I’ve never dealt with allergies my self so I haven’t really thought of these things. My husband has had allergies his whole life and it looks like one of my toddlers may have seasonal allergies now that spring has sprung.
This is good advice. For us, the allergies seem to get worse in the morning and at night. Keeping the windows closed at certain times helps quite a bit.
I give lots of love and make them feel as comfortable as possible.
Thanks for these great tips. It’s no fun when some one is sick.
I give my boys local honey to help with the symptoms of allergies. We always keep Advil in the house because nothing works better for pain!
My 11 year old daughter took after me, and we are on allergy meds from daylight until bedtime. There is something always running through our blood stream. We do everything we can to minimize our time outdoors when the pollen count is high. Allergies are no fun for any age!
Allergies are so hard to control this time of year! I’ve always been lucky, no allergies, but I’ve seen them wreck havoc on family members. And the poor kiddos who don’t really understand why they don’t feel good!
I change my furnace filter more often, I have really severe allergies at the weirdest times.
I encourage extra rest, fluids and clean all surfaces often.
To help my kids while they are sick I give lots of cuddles and make sure I have the proper medicine on hand.
These things will surely make them feel better! We can’t avoid allergy season but good thing, these stuff will help us and our kids!
When we lived in California it seems that our allergies were minimal, but since living in NY and so close to a protected area; the allergies are horrible. I am always buying meds to help us get through the weekends or outings. Great giveaway!
ive been lucky to only have one grandchild out of the 14 that has allergies,,but we watch closely ,,good points on your post
These afresh so helpful. My whole family suffers from allergies. I had no clue that mid-day was the time to avoid. Makes sense though.
Some years we aren’t bothered, others it’s a sneezefest. While we love open windows, the years where we are feeling sneezy we keep them closed just like your article mentioned.
Good hygiene always wins when it comes to our health. I think these are great tips. It’s really important that we keep reminding them to wash their hands.
Allergies are really common during this season and it’s always better to prevent it. I think these are helpful. Having a reliable anti-allergy medicine is great as well.
I have one that suffers more from allergies than the rest of the kids. I definitely have allergy medicine on hand for high pollen days.
Our eight year old daughter has seasonal allergies and is currently suffering everyday with itchy eyes and a runny nose. These are great tips to help get through the allergy season.
These are all great tips. Allergies can really be a nightmare for some families.
These are all great tips to have in your arsenal against seasonal allergies. So hard for kids (and adults) to deal with!
Thankfully, neither do I nor my kids have allergies but my husband does. I will take some good tips from here.
oh my gosh it has been a rough one around here! keeping on top of all the medicines and tips from the doctor for my kiddos.
Every time I see Dimetapp I think of my childhood. It was a regular in my house because we all had asthma. I’m so glad I outgrew my allergies because it was miserable dealing with them as a kid.
I nanny for a little boy who has pretty bad allergies. These tips were perfect because he’s just starting to get allergies right now!
I am the allergy sufferer in this house. My daughter may have had some mild allergies but I got the worst of them. I am no stranger to these tips. I have utilized them all for myself.
I’m sort of ashamed to say this but we have the air on all the time. My husband has allergies and our house gets no air flow.
I’m over here saying “AMEN!” to each and every one of these. So helpful. The biggie for me has been taking the allergy meds daily. Has made a world of difference. Our little one is too small for us to see how this will impact him, but good reminder of some of the other things we can do to help if he has them as well.
Thank you so much for sharing! These tips are right on time because allergy season kicks my behind. I do my best to keep away from pollen as much as possible. Just like you suggested, I use air conditioning in the car. I never keep the open windows.
These are some really helpful tips!!! I’m obsessed with washing my hands especially during allergy season and always make sure my daughter is washing away too!
The humidifier is surely my nephews best friend! That thing goes on at the slightest bit of a stuffy nose, cough, ear infection! It just helps him sleep better and get the gunk out!
Plenty of fluids, rest and a bit of old fashioned pampering of course!
Allergy season is hard for all of us, with and without kids (but I can tell kids would make it harder, though!) I am glad allergy season is almost over because this year has been brutal–great tips!
Thank you for all of these tips! We’re suffering through an extended allergy season this year… and we need all the help we can get!
Good hints I think washing hands and face are so critical.
when my son is sick I’m so worried!! I do NOT leave his side .
I give them lots of hugs and juice.
I treat them as any other, pamper to a point and teach them how to tolerate it.
These are all great tips! Spring cleaning is always a good idea.
Very good tips, my son has terrible allergies and he does take meds for it but nothing works 100%. When he is sick, if he is running a fever, I give him something to alleviate that and something for any other symptoms and just try to make him as comfortable a possible.
These are some great tips. I have been suffering from allergies the past few days. The pollen count is really high here in New York City.
Great tips. There are certain times of the day worse than others. Also if the weather has been dry it is worse. I like the steps you suggest!
These are all great tips! It’s so important too!