Hi, guys. Welcome back to my channel. In today's video I'm going to be sharing with you some
hacks for sick kids. I've made a video like this in the past and you guys liked it so
much that I'm back again with another ten hacks. In today's video, they are going to
be hacks that focus on preventing your kids getting coughs and colds, how to keep bugs
at bay, and just a few tips that I've learned since becoming a mom. I will say before I
get started that I'm obviously not a doctor, I am just an experienced mom, but all of these
hacks have really worked for me and my family and I hope you like them.
My first hack is a bit obvious, but also so important, and that is for your kids to wash
their hands. It's estimated that 80% of infection is spread via hands, so it's so important
that they wash them before meals, after they use the toilet, after they sneeze, et cetera.
One way that we encourage our kids to wash their hands is to get hand soap that they
love. You can get it in all different characters. We actually found this one the other day.
It's a little R2-D2, and it even makes a noise when you use it. Yeah. So not only do you
know that they've washed their hands because you can hear it in the other room, but they
get a real kick out of it. You can also get hand soap that smells like sweets. You can
get it in strawberry laces or bubble gum as well, and our kids really like using that.
It's also important that they wash their hands for long enough. A little hack that we do
is to sing a nursery rhyme, or you can sing Happy Birthday twice, and that is about 20
seconds long. There's just a bit more to it than just standing there and washing their
hands. You can sing along Happy Birthday with them and it will make sure that they really
wash them for long enough and get all of those germs off.
(singing)
To keep bugs at bay, it's also important that your children's immune system is as healthy
as it can be. You can help them with this by giving them a healthy balanced meal and
getting them to eat as much fruit and veg as they possibly can, and play outdoors as
well for some vitamin D. But in the UK, sunlight infused vitamin D is only effective from April
to September, so during the autumn and winter months it's really a good idea to give your
children a multivitamin. It's actually government recommended that children from five and up
have a multivitamin just to give them enough vitamin D for their growing bones and teeth,
and also help their immune system as well.
For years, we've given the boys a Haliborange multivitamin every single morning as part
of their routine. It's a part of their routine that they really look forward to. These ones
here are the calcium and vitamin D softies, and our children love the taste of them. They
will remind me if I forget to put it out in the morning. It's just a great way to top
off the kids' diet, especially if you have a fussy eater. It gives me that peace of mind
to just know that they've had some calcium and vitamin D for the day, which helps to
support growing bones, healthy teeth, and also boosts their immune system. Haliborange
have actually sponsored this video, but if you look back on my older videos throughout
the years, you will see Haliborange within them. If you're interested, I will put some
links down below so you can go ahead and find out some more or purchase them yourselves.
The links are in the description.
My next one is a cleaning hack and one that I do when I'm trying to prevent sickness from
spreading. All you have to do is get yourself a disinfectant spray which kills 99.9% of
bacteria and viruses and then run around your home cleaning all of the high touch surfaces.
That's things like doorknobs, toilet flushes, cupboard doors, light switches, lamps, anything
that people touch a lot of. It will just help to keep those germs at bay. I'd also recommend
washing toys like bath toys and plush toys as well. You can put most plush toys into
the washing machine. Of course, check the label before you do this. I find that bath
toys can be washed in the washing machine, or even better, in the dishwasher. When I
wash toys like this, I like to wash them on a slightly hotter wash.
My next hack is from a viewer who's also a doctor. She commented this on my last sick
kid hacks video. She says that if you pick your child up from nursery or school and they
seem unwell, maybe like they're coming down with something, getting a temperature, then
when you get them home, make sure that you change their clothes and give them a bath
as well. Viruses and germs can actually live on your clothes and continue to infect you.
We are a family of five, and when one of us gets sick, it's like a ticking time bomb waiting
for who is going to get sick next. There's a couple of precautions that you can take
when someone does get sick. Make sure no one is sharing any bedding or towels as well.
We actually have personalized towels for the boys so that we can keep track of who is using
what towel. If you have two babies in nappies, it's also important that you use different
changing stations or different changing mats, or maybe just put a towel over the changing
area if one of the children is ill.
My next one is a simple one, but it really does work. When I was pregnant, I had a really
bad cold and sore throat. When I went to the pharmacy, all that they said I could have
was maybe some paracetamol, but they recommended that I mix lemon and honey in warm water or
hot water. This is something that you can do for your kids as well. It doesn't sound
like that would do anything, but honey and lemon are two very powerful ingredients with
so many health benefits. It will help to flush out toxins and also soothe their throat.
Another home remedy if you have a very sore throat is to have jelly or you can also make
up a hot jelly drink. If you get jelly in powder form, boil the kettle and fill up a
cup with it, and then just add a little bit of the jelly powder into the hot water, it
coats your throat and it helps so much. I know this might be higher in sugar, but it
really, really does work, so give it a try.
The next hack I discovered when my eldest had croup. Fraser used to get croup quite
often when he was about three or four years old. He seemed really susceptible to it. One
thing that would really help him when he was very congested was to go into the bathroom
and to make it steamy. Whether we were playing on the floor of the bathroom and making it
steamy by having a hot shower just running, or if I would run a hot bath and he would
happily play in the bath with toys, it would just help to loosen up the mucus and help
him to breathe easier. If you have a very small baby, this might be something that you
could do as well. Just go into the bathroom, run a hot shower, and just kind of stand near
the shower so that the steam is coming out and it will just help to loosen them up.
My next hack is one if your child is suffering from a sickness bug. In my last video, I talked
about using puppy pads next to your children's bed if they are suffering with sickness. But
if they do miss the puppy pad and they do end up vomiting on the carpet, one thing you
can do once you've cleaned up the majority is to spread over baking soda generously onto
the stain. Leave it there for an hour or two before hoovering it up. This will really help
with the smell and help to soak up some of the moisture.
All right, so that's it for this video. Thank you so much for watching, and if you have
any other tips on how to cope with sick children, please put them in the comments down below
for everyone else to read. Thank you so much for Haliborange for working with me on this
video. I will see you in my next one. Bye, guys.