Runny nose and mild cough on Sunday nigh

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# Send her Monday or keep her home? A Sunday-night call in five minutes

> Family-side support, not a diagnosis. A clinician can review her in person; this card carries no doses and no new medicines. Read the school sick policy wording once before deciding.

Tonight's one move: run four quick checks (fever, behaviour, your school's sick policy, the elder or sibling nearby), then make the send-or-stay decision once and stick to it. The decision is the routine, not the other way round.

## (1) What you tried last time vs a better routine

**What happened**
Sent her in the morning → school called at 10:00 → someone had to leave work to pick her up. Cost: half a workday, half a school day, and a child who still doesn't feel great.

**Why that pattern keeps repeating**
Most school sick policies trigger a call when a child *looks* worse than the morning version: watery eyes, dripping nose, coughing that interrupts class, no energy for circle time. A child can look fine in the evening and look unwell by mid-morning — that isn't a mistake you made, it's the timing of viral symptoms.

**The 5-minute Sunday-night routine**

| # | Check | Send her | Send her with a rescue kit | Keep her home / call clinician |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Thermometer (same way, same spot each time) | Under 38 °C / 100.4 °F | – | 38 °C / 100.4 °F now, or felt hot in the last 24 h |
| 2 | Watch, don't ask: drinking, peeing, playing in the next hour | Normal for her | Quieter, eating less but still drinking well | Won't drink, dark urine / dry nappy, very sleepy, won't be cheered up |
| 3 | School sick policy wording (the bit that says "fever free 24 h" or "able to participate") | Mild runny nose + mild cough, no fever | "Able to participate" wording — read it closely | "Fever-free 24 h" and she had a fever in the last day |
| 4 | Elder / sibling nearby today | They are well | They have mild symptoms — separate cups tonight, open windows before bed | They are feverish or unwell — keep her home to protect them |

**The 07:10 rule**
All four green → send her. Any one red → keep her home. Yellow → send her, but pack a rescue kit and pre-arrange the pickup.

**Two screenshot-sized scripts for the morning**

- *To the school* (note in the bag or a one-line message): "She's coming in today with mild cold symptoms (runny nose, light cough), no fever. I've packed tissues, water, and a change of socks. Please call me if she can't keep up with the class rather than at first sniffle."
- *To the elder or sibling at home*: "Cups are colour-coded for the next few days — yours is the green one. We're opening the bedroom window 10 minutes before bed; the room feels less stuffy and the cough is easier."

## (2) Tonight's avoid list (kid / pet / elder — read once, screenshot)

- **No over-the-counter cough or cold medicine for a young child.** Paediatric guidance says they don't help in the under-4s and have side effects.
- **No honey for cough in a child under 12 months** — infant botulism risk. Over 12 months the evidence is weak too; skip it as a "medicine".
- **No aspirin** for any fever in a child — Reye syndrome risk.
- **Don't make the thermometer number the deciding vote.** A child who looks unwell at 37.8 °C needs more attention than one who looks well at 38.5 °C.
- **No leftover antibiotics** "just in case". Most colds are viral; antibiotics don't help, and they can hide a real diagnosis if she gets worse.
- **No online "miracle" cure, no prescription medicine bought online without a prescription.** If it needs a script, it needs a clinician.
- **Don't wipe her down with rubbing alcohol** for a fever — skin absorbs it. A lukewarm cloth on the forehead is enough; skip a cold bath.
- **Don't promise her (or yourself) she'll be 100% tomorrow.** A mild viral cough can run 1–3 weeks. The bar is "drinks, eats, sleeps, plays" — not "sniffle gone".

## (3) Red flags — when to stop the home routine and get help

**Same day, call a clinician / GP / 学校医务室** if any of these show up before the morning bus:

- Fever (≥ 38 °C / 100.4 °F) that has lasted 4–5 days, or a fever that comes back after a few fever-free days
- A new rash, especially spots that don't fade when you press a clear glass against them
- Ear pain, tugging at ears, or a wet cough that has gone on more than 10–14 days without improving
- She can't keep water down, or she's peeing much less / urine is dark

**Call local emergency services now** if any of these show up at any hour:

- Working hard to breathe: ribs sucking in, breathing fast at rest, grunting, lips or fingers going blue, or going quiet after a struggle
- Sudden choking while eating or playing (nuts, popcorn, coins, grapes, raw carrot)
- A barking cough with a harsh noise on breathing in, a hoarse voice, drooling, or she refuses to lie down
- After a food / sting / medicine: sudden swelling of lips or tongue, throat tightness, a hoarse voice, wheeze, persistent cough, going pale and limp — a severe allergic reaction
- A fit, or stiff neck with fever and a changing mind
- She will not wake properly, is floppy, mottled, or has a weak high-pitched cry
- A baby under 3 months who feels hot or cold or "isn't herself"

If any of those are happening now, take the symptoms list with you: when it started, the temperature readings with times, what she was given, allergies, immunisation status. This card carries no doses and no new medicines — that is a clinician's call, not a home one.

## What success looks like in 24 hours

Not "no runny nose". The bar is lower and kinder:

- **Drinks through the day**, pees normal colour, and eats at least half her usual.
- **Sleeps her usual length**, maybe a bit more.
- **Plays** — even quietly, even if she doesn't want to run.
- **Breathing is quiet at rest**, not faster than usual, no ribs sucking in.
- **If she went to school, she came home without a 10:00 call** because the rescue kit (tissues, water bottle, a quiet snack, change of socks) covered what she needed.

If she got worse despite the routine — fever above 38 °C, ear pain, a wet cough that's gone on 10+ days, or just looks "off" — that is the moment to call the family doctor / GP / 学校医务室 rather than push through another day. That call is part of the plan, not a failure of it.

**If you're keeping her home Monday:** the same bar applies — drinks, eats, sleeps, plays. If by Tuesday she is still flat, still feverish, or the cough has got wetter, that's the next call.