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Some children are better at sharing toys than others, but all children are champs when it comes to sharing germs. Despite your best instructions about not using each others sippy cups and covering mouths when coughing, all kids come down with colds at one time or another. Bed rest and lots of T.L.C. may be the best medicine you can offer a sick child, but medications will often be reached for to bring down a fever or quiet a cough.

What you dont know about the medicines you are giving your kids can do them more harm than good. While your first line of defense should always be a call to the pediatrician, here is a list of some medicine cabinet donts you should know before treating your childs cold at home.

No matter what you reach for when your child is sick, make sure that it, and all of the other medications in your home, are out of the reach of little hands. Child-resistant caps can buy you time but are not fool-proof. Make sure your medicine cabinet is locked at all times, even if the children in your life only come over to visit.

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Medicine Cabinet Dangers: What Every Parent Needs To Know