Colds can really make a child miserable and it doesn’t really help that there are no medications to help you out.Most colds last for about a week and its not unusual for children to have a cold for well over fifteen days at a time.And if you have a school going child than you are guaranteed a cold every month as the child picks up infections from school and passes them out freely to adults at home.

So here are a few ways you can make your irritable child comfortable at home.

  • Acetaminophen and ibuprofen and are fine to ease aches and pains of a common cold.
  • Steam inhalations are good to clear up clogged nostrils or you can also use mentholated shower gels and lotions specially formulated for children.
  • Make children sleep on their side. This helps to clear up clogged nostrils.
  • Make a salt solution using half a cup of boiled water and two pinches of salt and a pinch of soda bicarbonate to make a solution. Place in a bottle and insert a few drops in the nostrils every few hours.For some reason its extremely effective in dissolving the thick mucus of colds and opens blockages.