Croup

[Unregistered]

My boys had asthma and my one would get hospitalized with croup... Yes- croup can manifest itself as a cold in SOME children- in others it is very serious. My Pediatrician always recommend that as long as the bark is still present and a freq cough to exclude.
I completely agree and understand keeping the croupy child home- fever or not- breathing is important!

Yes, breathing is important My son is the child that ends up in ER because it causes his air way to become restricted and causes respiratory distress and now I allowed the sibling to come being told the child was fine and the child is now coughing I'm not sure what to do as the parents are already upset that both kids have been sick for 2 weeks and they are having to pay for care when their children can't attend.

[Familycare71]

Yes, breathing is important My son is the child that ends up in ER because it causes his air way to become restricted and causes respiratory distress and now I allowed the sibling to come being told the child was fine and the child is now coughing I'm not sure what to do as the parents are already upset that both kids have been sick for 2 weeks and they are having to pay for care when their children can't attend.

Ugh!!! It feels like a never ending battle and one we can never win- I completely understand your concern!! I HOPE the other sibling just has a cold... I know slim chance!
My child that got croup numerous times per year and always had to go on steroids (best case) and Er (worst case) had his first croup free year last winter... He is 15!!!!! Crazy- the memories I have of those croup night still freak me out. No one really understands fully I don't think until they experience the fear that comes while your child is trying to get air and can't adequately...
How bad is it if you lose this family?? I guess you have to do what what your gut says...
So sorry your dealing with this!

[Cradle2crayons]

Yes, breathing is important My son is the child that ends up in ER because it causes his air way to become restricted and causes respiratory distress and now I allowed the sibling to come being told the child was fine and the child is now coughing I'm not sure what to do as the parents are already upset that both kids have been sick for 2 weeks and they are having to pay for care when their children can't attend.

It wouldn't have mattered because your kids had already been re exposed.
Take a deep breath. Just as we explain to parents, sometimes kids can carry virises and never even come down with it while spreading it around.

Whether the sibling had come or not wouldn't have changed anything and you know that.

Hugs, when the sibling meets exclusion send them home, it's e only thing you can do but it won't prevent anything.

[Unregistered]

It wouldn't have mattered because your kids had already been re exposed.
Take a deep breath. Just as we explain to parents, sometimes kids can carry virises and never even come down with it while spreading it around.

Whether the sibling had come or not wouldn't have changed anything and you know that.

Hugs, when the sibling meets exclusion send them home, it's e only thing you can do but it won't prevent anything.

Well my older son wasn't exposed to it. My older son was gone for these past 3 weeks so by the time he came home this weekend no one was contagious at my house. That's what I was trying to avoid. It's done and over with the child is here coughing and all. So, what's done it is done. I just hope he doesn't get it.

[Blackcat31]

One of the biggest issues I see with this whole situation is that these parents supposedly read your contract (where it states they must keep siblings home and about paying regardless of absences) and yet they are still trying to negotiate with you about this agreement?

THAT is the part I would be upset about.

I personally don't exclude non symptom showing siblings from care (for many of the reason's previous posters mentioned) but whether you decide to amend or change your policies is up to you...

It just ruffles my feathers when a parent agrees to something and then tries to negotiate it when it doesn't work for them.

[Unregistered]

One of the biggest issues I see with this whole situation is that these parents supposedly read your contract (where it states they must keep siblings home and about paying regardless of absences) and yet they are still trying to negotiate with you about this agreement?

THAT is the part I would be upset about.

I personally don't exclude non symptom showing siblings from care (for many of the reason's previous posters mentioned) but whether you decide to amend or change your policies is up to you...

It just ruffles my feathers when a parent agrees to something and then tries to negotiate it when it doesn't work for them.

That's what upset me the most, too. I have that in my contract for a reason. My group is tiny and it's in my own home so I added it in my new contract that anything that's Highly Contagious they must come back with a doc's note and the sibling must stay home to try and stop the spread of the illness... I'm not worried about the common cold, allergies just the Highly Contagious stuff (croup, chicken pox..etc). Now because the siblings have been going back and forth for 2 weeks now with different illness and they are paying me and they aren't allowed to come the parents are getting upset. So, I gave in.. which I know is a backbone issue but it made me upset.. plus the dad told me that he knows its in my contract but they have no one else to watch the children to separate them so both can get better.

[Cradle2crayons]

That's what upset me the most, too. I have that in my contract for a reason. My group is tiny and it's in my own home so I added it in my new contract that anything that's Highly Contagious they must come back with a doc's note and the sibling must stay home to try and stop the spread of the illness... I'm not worried about the common cold, allergies just the Highly Contagious stuff (croup, chicken pox..etc). Now because the siblings have been going back and forth for 2 weeks now with different illness and they are paying me and they aren't allowed to come the parents are getting upset. So, I gave in.. which I know is a backbone issue but it made me upset.. plus the dad told me that he knows its in my contract but they have no one else to watch the children to separate them so both can get better.

Just remember, croup is no more highly contagious than a cold. It's just a virus that turns into croup in some kids and not the others.

I know yu are frustrated. Up the kids vitamin c...we usually buy several bags of cuties and let the kids eat as many as possible. It really helps. Some swear by that airborne stuff too