Tis the season
Is it not
For sickness and coughs
Sniffles and snot?
What trick or treat
Do you impose
When your little one
Has a runny nose?
When they are not feeling
Quite their self
When they are not in
The best of health
How do you soothe
A poorly one
Keep them safe and calm
Til their illness is done?
How do you amuse
A poorly two
How do you try to stop
Germs spreading to you?
Here are some ideas
Some tips and tricks
From a family favourite
By the name of Vicks!
Vicks believe that
Love and laughter
Can comfort a child
Through illness and after
They have filmed
Their own #VicksTricks
For kids to watch
And parents to nick! (replicate)
Vicks asked parents
What they think best
Over half of them
Prescribed some rest
40% of parents
Rely upon
Medicine
When things go wrong
More than a third
Believe in TLC
Three out of four of us
Use the TV!
Over a quarter
Find their children need
To snuggle up
With a book to read
So what do you do
When illness strikes
What tips and tricks
Do your little ones like?
Here are our
Top Five Things to do when the Lurgy Strikes
1: Watch TV
My children are rubbish at resting. Even when poorly they do not know how to switch off. To help them get the physical recuperation they need when poorly we do let them watch quite a lot of TV. Esther and William like to use their laptops too. We do not have live TV in our house so what we watch is heavily mummy moderated and we aim for things that are vaguely educational. But when one or more of the children are under the weather we do like to snuggle under blankets together and watch TV.
2: Messy Play
I have always said when times are tough get out the tuff spot and I have to say that most of the time it does work. My children love messy and sensory play. Even whey they are poorly they like to play. Trying things like lavender playdough or warm water play when children are poor can be really soothing.
3: Feast on Fruit
Boost the immune system with a rainbow of fruit. Fruit is easy to eat, can soothe a sore throat and is pretty to look at. My children love strawberries, blueberries, grapes and other fruits arranged on a pretty shaped plate. Often when they do not have much of an appetitie something that they can pick at is the perfect picnic treat.
4: Snuggles and Cuddles
Offer all the snuggles and cuddles that they need. Snuggle in bed with books, lie on the sofa and listen to music, if they are up to it take a blanket outside, lie on the grass and gaze at the clouds. Let them cuddle up and snuggle in as much or as little as they need.
5: Sweet Treats
A mug of hot Ribena, a cupful of mini marshmallows, an ice lolly. Things to soothe sore bits and ease the horrible yuckiness of feeling unwell. A little bit of sugar helps the medicine go down!
Tis the season
Is it not
For sickness and coughs
Sniffles and snot?
What trick or treat
Do you impose
When your little one
Has a runny nose?
We have shared some tricks from Vicks
With some ideas of our own
For helping children not feel too sad
When they are physically feeling bad
When the lurgy hits your home
So as cold and flu season continues
You now know what to do
To help your children feel better
When they have cold or flu
And don’t forget
Vicks Vapor Rub
It is cough and cold magic
In a tub
And don’t forget
Vicks First Defence
Before the bugs take hold
Vicks is a brand
You can trust
To fight bugs, coughs and cold
This post is an entry for the #VicksTricks campaign