I have been far too generous with my cough drops this year- I am almost out and we've barely started cold season!
So now I've started with gargling salt water and a return visit will get a cough drop.
I was wondering about baking soda for reflux? Sometimes I have kids come in complaining of reflux and I've thought about keeping baking soda in my office to alleviate this. But is that considered a medication? If I can do salt water for throats, why not baking soda? Thoughts?
Peppermint candies work well. I'm a bit skittish about giving them to the students in grades lower than 4th unless it's a really mature kid. But i'll hand them out to the middle schoolers. Most of them just want some sort of treatment anyhow. I've honestly thought about taking a pitcher and putting a few drops of kool aid concentrate or something in it and telling them it's "special water" to see how many fall for the placebo effect. But I question the ethics of that.
Peppermint candies work well. I'm a bit skittish about giving them to the students in grades lower than 4th unless it's a really mature kid. But i'll hand them out to the middle schoolers. Most of them just want some sort of treatment anyhow. I've honestly thought about taking a pitcher and putting a few drops of kool aid concentrate or something in it and telling them it's "special water" to see how many fall for the placebo effect. But I question the ethics of that.
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I have Tums, chewable Pepto, and the mini containers of almond milk. Even my non-lactose kids love the almond milk for their heartburn and prefer it over the chalky stuff sometimes.
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Peppermint candies work well. I'm a bit skittish about giving them to the students in grades lower than 4th unless it's a really mature kid. But i'll hand them out to the middle schoolers. Most of them just want some sort of treatment anyhow. I've honestly thought about taking a pitcher and putting a few drops of kool aid concentrate or something in it and telling them it's "special water" to see how many fall for the placebo effect. But I question the ethics of that.