Essential Tips for Parents

Kids get sick, there's no getting around it. So make sure you're prepared for it when they do-and that you know how to give them medicine correctly.

How to be prepared:

• Keep a list on your fridge or by the phone of key phone numbers such as your pediatrician, poison control center, and local pharmacy.
• Keep an up-to-date record of your child's weight. Many children's medicines are dosed by weight or age. The dose will change as your child grows.
• List any medications that your child is taking currently and any allergies he may have.

Equip your medicine cabinet with:

• A thermometer (oral for mouth, rectal for rectum or underarm, or tympanic for the ear).
• Children's TYLENOL® to lower fevers and make your child more comfortable.

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