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January has been up to now our month of the flu, and it is really hard this time to get it out of our system. Since 3 weeks I have been taking care of one after the other flu patient in my family. And although I have not been feeling well myself, work and care always continues for mothers. Only the Flowerchild blog suffered a bit from the sneezing and coughing. I am very much against taking medicine. It is much better for the body to cure itself. But this time the fever had a hard time beating the microbes. In general cases of the flu rarely require specific medical treatment.

These at-home tips can help most otherwise healthy kids cope with the flu. Have them:

- drink lots of fluids to prevent dehydration

- get plenty of sleep and take it easy

- take ibuprofen to relieve fever and aches

- wear layers, since the flu often makes them cold one minute and hot the next (wearing layers — like a T-shirt, sweatshirt, and robe — makes it easy to add or subtract clothes as needed)

For the most part the flu is usually gone in a week or two with a little rest and tender loving care.

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