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.
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.”
Most people agreed with Sam’s message
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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.
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.
In my country if your child (under 10 or under 12, depending on whether you work in the private sector or public) is sick a parent can stay home with them (on full pay) for two days, longer with a doctor's note. This is one of the many many reasons I would never want to live in the US.
Completely agree. I am very lucky because I can generally stay home with a sick kid and if I do have to go to work, I have family support to help me take care of my kid. If you are a single parent, working an hourly job and you don't get paid if you don't go to work and you have bills coming up and no support system, what exactly are your options? Or if you are a single parent with no support or your support isn't able to help and you are told if you miss another day you will be fired, again what are your options? Try to remember that your experience is not everyone's experience. We all know that sending your kid to school when they are sick is not ideal but sometimes there are unfortunately no other options.
Yeah, when it comes to school, I agree. There's no reason for anyone to send their kids if they're sick. Classes can be caught up on and exams can be retaken. And kids are more vulnerable than adults usually.
I agree but most adults have paying jobs so it’s harder for them not go to work than for kids to not go to school.
So so true
If parents can't take days off work and don't have anyone to take care of their kids, they might have no other choice. For all other cases, I agree. The only times I've been to school sick/throwing up (and went home as soon as possible) was if that's due to period pain, since that's at least not contagious.
I completely agree!!!!
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.
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.
@Runningwolf, that's exactly what we're saying, parents shouldn't be forced to send sick children to school. But that's what happens when the government lets employers treat employees like cattle and they have to choose between taking care of their child and putting food on the table.
What? You should not be forced to make ypur kids go to school!! That could make the rest of the school sick and them they don't feel well.
When my son was in day care (in the US) I had to pay a full week at a time, even if he wasn't there. So when they would call and say he had a fever, most of the time with no other symptoms as he was teething, I had to miss work and still was paying for his care.
Paying for the week by itself is reasonable and it's the same in my country. The problem is when daycare is too expensive and parents loose money, because they have to take unpaid time off to take care of their sick child.
Dippin Dot that is actually reasonable for the daycare. They can't invite another kid to take the missing kids spot for the day. People need to get paid and facilities are still open even if your kid doesn't attend. I can't think of an example that doesn't work that way.
I can feel for parents who who have no other choice to send them to school or go grocery shopping. I'd rather have a child with a roof over their head/food and suffer their cold then not. BUT i do not appreciate from my experience parents who willingly let their child hug and play with my child when it was to late for me to see the snot dripping from their nose. This has happened so many times at playgrounds, play places, malls and such I'm getting really salty at the parents. Leave them home so the rest of us can experience fun memories. If enough people did that then I'm willing to bet the spread isn't as much. But since we have ignorant parents who have to take their sick child to the playground because it's easier for other kids to entertain them then put in the work, that doesn't happen. My kids arnt even in daycare/school yet and running into these selfish parents have my children sick almost every other week and we are stuck inside for 1-2weeks because we do care. 😒
What country do you live in?
I'm in Eastern Europe.
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!!!
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.
? Can you explain what you mean? How is this relevant?
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.
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.
In my country if your child (under 10 or under 12, depending on whether you work in the private sector or public) is sick a parent can stay home with them (on full pay) for two days, longer with a doctor's note. This is one of the many many reasons I would never want to live in the US.
Completely agree. I am very lucky because I can generally stay home with a sick kid and if I do have to go to work, I have family support to help me take care of my kid. If you are a single parent, working an hourly job and you don't get paid if you don't go to work and you have bills coming up and no support system, what exactly are your options? Or if you are a single parent with no support or your support isn't able to help and you are told if you miss another day you will be fired, again what are your options? Try to remember that your experience is not everyone's experience. We all know that sending your kid to school when they are sick is not ideal but sometimes there are unfortunately no other options.
Yeah, when it comes to school, I agree. There's no reason for anyone to send their kids if they're sick. Classes can be caught up on and exams can be retaken. And kids are more vulnerable than adults usually.
I agree but most adults have paying jobs so it’s harder for them not go to work than for kids to not go to school.
So so true
If parents can't take days off work and don't have anyone to take care of their kids, they might have no other choice. For all other cases, I agree. The only times I've been to school sick/throwing up (and went home as soon as possible) was if that's due to period pain, since that's at least not contagious.
I completely agree!!!!
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.
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.
@Runningwolf, that's exactly what we're saying, parents shouldn't be forced to send sick children to school. But that's what happens when the government lets employers treat employees like cattle and they have to choose between taking care of their child and putting food on the table.
What? You should not be forced to make ypur kids go to school!! That could make the rest of the school sick and them they don't feel well.
When my son was in day care (in the US) I had to pay a full week at a time, even if he wasn't there. So when they would call and say he had a fever, most of the time with no other symptoms as he was teething, I had to miss work and still was paying for his care.
Paying for the week by itself is reasonable and it's the same in my country. The problem is when daycare is too expensive and parents loose money, because they have to take unpaid time off to take care of their sick child.
Dippin Dot that is actually reasonable for the daycare. They can't invite another kid to take the missing kids spot for the day. People need to get paid and facilities are still open even if your kid doesn't attend. I can't think of an example that doesn't work that way.
I can feel for parents who who have no other choice to send them to school or go grocery shopping. I'd rather have a child with a roof over their head/food and suffer their cold then not. BUT i do not appreciate from my experience parents who willingly let their child hug and play with my child when it was to late for me to see the snot dripping from their nose. This has happened so many times at playgrounds, play places, malls and such I'm getting really salty at the parents. Leave them home so the rest of us can experience fun memories. If enough people did that then I'm willing to bet the spread isn't as much. But since we have ignorant parents who have to take their sick child to the playground because it's easier for other kids to entertain them then put in the work, that doesn't happen. My kids arnt even in daycare/school yet and running into these selfish parents have my children sick almost every other week and we are stuck inside for 1-2weeks because we do care. 😒
What country do you live in?
I'm in Eastern Europe.
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!!!
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.
? Can you explain what you mean? How is this relevant?