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Mom Hilariously Shames Parents Who Do Not Leave Their Sick Kids At Home And Her Post Goes Viral
We all know how important it is to keep our children healthy and safe. But no matter how much you protect them, they will catch a cold or get the flu sooner or later. And when that happens, it’s vital that parents remember that their priority is to help their kid recover, not social obligations to others.
That involves not going to school and, yes, even avoiding awesome birthday parties (unfortunately, the delicious chocolate cake will have to wait). One mom, Samantha Moriá Reynolds, posted about how important it is that your sick kids stay at home and her message went viral on the net.
While the idea she was trying to put across might sound obvious to some of you, Pandas, there are some parents out there who might need to hear it. Scroll down for Bored Panda’s interview about dealing with fevers with Dr. Liz Donner who runs the My Friend The Pediatrician page.
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Samantha Moriá Reynolds’ post about keeping kids at home when they’re ill went viral
Image credits: Samantha Moriá Reynolds
Image credits: Samantha Moriá Reynolds
Image credits: Samantha Moriá Reynolds
According to Dr. Donner, a fever is defined as a temperature of 100.4°F (that’s 38°C) and above. “It is important to keep a child home from school or daycare when they are spiking active fevers in an effort to prevent the spread of infection,” the pediatrician stressed the importance of not letting others catch whatever your child has as well.
“For example, the common cold can cause fevers lasting several days!” she noted. That means lots of staying at home with your kid in your pajamas, watching cartoons, getting plenty of sleep, water, and chicken soup.
“Medications like Tylenol or Motrin can temporarily relieve fever and the associated discomfort, but high temperatures may persist until the underlying infection has cleared,” Dr. Donner told Bored Panda.
But how long should you keep your child at home? According to Dr. Donner, she recommends keeping a child home from school until they are fever-free (without the help of fever-reducing medications) for at least 24 hours.”
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I’m Foxxy and I know it 😉 5 years ago
People who knowingly send their sick kids to school infuriate me so much. It’s just bloody inconsiderate and unfair to the sick child and to the people he is around.
CP 5 years ago (edited)
It is annoying, but it is not always the parents that are inconsiderate. In the USA at least, for many people, your job does not care if you have a sick kid. For some people it is easy to stay home, for others it is nearly impossible.
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Random Panda 5 years ago (edited)
What if the parents can't afford to miss work to stay at home and take care of their child? Where I live it's put in law that parents can get about 60 days sick leave per year specifically to take care of ill children, so sending your sick kid to school would be very irresponsible. But as far as I know USA barely has any PTO, so as selfish as it is, I could understand why some parents would rather send a sick kid to school, than risk not being able to feed them or pay bills. The same doesn't apply for birthday parties though, that's hella inconsiderate.
CP 5 years ago
My thoughts exactly Random Panda. People need to realize it is not always the parents fault. Society sometimes dictates that kids go to school sick and it is easy to criticize when you have not experienced that happening to you.
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Dawn Baik 5 years ago
YES!!!!! As a school nurse, nothing frustrates me more than kids coming to school sick. Perfect attendance doesn't mean s**t after you graduate!!!
Firework 5 years ago
According to schools, if you wear gray socks instead of white socks for one day you will never get a job. They don't care about logic.
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Monica Michelle 5 years ago
So happy for those with enough economic stability and jobs with sick leave who do not have to make a choice between doing what is right and paying rent
Steven Cook 5 years ago
I love how people just pretend that everyone has limitless sick days and great jobs that don't fire you for not coming in when you're scheduled to work. Maybe if we lived in a more civilized society, where people prioritized living your life over selling your labor, we could have this fantastic world where people can stay home when they and their kids are sick, without risking losing a job, or a home.
Elizabeth 5 years ago
What about the truly poor families? Those kids who don't eat, possibly at all that day, unless they go to school? Not condoning ignoring sickness, just TOO aware that not everyone has a great homelife. For those with the means, absolutely keep your sick kids home. Just don't shame people without knowing the complete picture.
Joseph & Brook Dawson 5 years ago
They shouldn’t have kids in the first place.
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John Louis 5 years ago
I am amazed at how people ignore these precautions. I am a professional magician. On several occasions, I have informed clients that I am getting over a cold and asked if they would like to reschedule or I could get another magician to perform. 100% of the time people say that they want me to appear. While I am there I have told people not to get to close I could be contagious. Again, this advice is routinely ignored.
Nia Loves Art 5 years ago
I am a childcare worker, and parents sending in their sick children makes me furious. I’ve seen children sent in after vomiting the night before, and the parents act all innocent when the child inevitably vomits at the center! Then the whole class gets sick (including me).
L McN 5 years ago
Now, to get bosses to listen too. I have my sick days (IE: Sam brought home an illness that knocks him out for 3 days, but mom and dad get floored for a week) but I also have days where I am not sick, I can still work, but my child needs me. Either accommodate for that, or give separate "sick days for me, and "being a parent" days for my kids. And I am salaried, what about hourly? What if mom needed those hours to pay for the fever reducer, but now cannot meet even the rent b/c she is gone? I get that life isn't fair, but employers not considering that their employees are real people, with real families who have real needs is also a problem.
I’m Foxxy and I know it 😉 5 years ago
People who knowingly send their sick kids to school infuriate me so much. It’s just bloody inconsiderate and unfair to the sick child and to the people he is around.
CP 5 years ago (edited)
It is annoying, but it is not always the parents that are inconsiderate. In the USA at least, for many people, your job does not care if you have a sick kid. For some people it is easy to stay home, for others it is nearly impossible.
Load More Replies... Random Panda 5 years ago (edited)
What if the parents can't afford to miss work to stay at home and take care of their child? Where I live it's put in law that parents can get about 60 days sick leave per year specifically to take care of ill children, so sending your sick kid to school would be very irresponsible. But as far as I know USA barely has any PTO, so as selfish as it is, I could understand why some parents would rather send a sick kid to school, than risk not being able to feed them or pay bills. The same doesn't apply for birthday parties though, that's hella inconsiderate.
CP 5 years ago
My thoughts exactly Random Panda. People need to realize it is not always the parents fault. Society sometimes dictates that kids go to school sick and it is easy to criticize when you have not experienced that happening to you.
Load More Replies... Dawn Baik 5 years ago
YES!!!!! As a school nurse, nothing frustrates me more than kids coming to school sick. Perfect attendance doesn't mean s**t after you graduate!!!
Firework 5 years ago
According to schools, if you wear gray socks instead of white socks for one day you will never get a job. They don't care about logic.
Load More Replies... Monica Michelle 5 years ago
So happy for those with enough economic stability and jobs with sick leave who do not have to make a choice between doing what is right and paying rent
Steven Cook 5 years ago
I love how people just pretend that everyone has limitless sick days and great jobs that don't fire you for not coming in when you're scheduled to work. Maybe if we lived in a more civilized society, where people prioritized living your life over selling your labor, we could have this fantastic world where people can stay home when they and their kids are sick, without risking losing a job, or a home.
Elizabeth 5 years ago
What about the truly poor families? Those kids who don't eat, possibly at all that day, unless they go to school? Not condoning ignoring sickness, just TOO aware that not everyone has a great homelife. For those with the means, absolutely keep your sick kids home. Just don't shame people without knowing the complete picture.
Joseph & Brook Dawson 5 years ago
They shouldn’t have kids in the first place.
Load More Replies... John Louis 5 years ago
I am amazed at how people ignore these precautions. I am a professional magician. On several occasions, I have informed clients that I am getting over a cold and asked if they would like to reschedule or I could get another magician to perform. 100% of the time people say that they want me to appear. While I am there I have told people not to get to close I could be contagious. Again, this advice is routinely ignored.
Nia Loves Art 5 years ago
I am a childcare worker, and parents sending in their sick children makes me furious. I’ve seen children sent in after vomiting the night before, and the parents act all innocent when the child inevitably vomits at the center! Then the whole class gets sick (including me).
L McN 5 years ago
Now, to get bosses to listen too. I have my sick days (IE: Sam brought home an illness that knocks him out for 3 days, but mom and dad get floored for a week) but I also have days where I am not sick, I can still work, but my child needs me. Either accommodate for that, or give separate "sick days for me, and "being a parent" days for my kids. And I am salaried, what about hourly? What if mom needed those hours to pay for the fever reducer, but now cannot meet even the rent b/c she is gone? I get that life isn't fair, but employers not considering that their employees are real people, with real families who have real needs is also a problem.
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