McCobbre, your post makes perfect sense.
I don't know that I consciously keep my son home longer. I mean, it has never clicked in my head that he has a virus and has a greater chance of having a reaction. If I'm doing that with him, it would be subconsciously.
This week he had called me on Tuesday from school to say he was ill. I asked him to wait out the day (1-1/2 hours) and that if he still felt blah on Wednesday, he would stay home. He ended up home Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The decision to keep him home on Friday was really based on the fact that the week-end was coming, so one more day off to get over this thing would be helpful, although really, he could have gone.
Then, the strangest thing (for me anyway). My daughter ended up home sick on Thursday (something else). Thursday night going to bed, she was complaining of the same cold symptoms that her brother had, so it was kinda iffy if she would be going Friday morning. Friday morning she got up and was good to go, no cold symptoms she was verbalizing. Off she went. Then darned if I didn't get a call at 2:00 p.m. that she had fallen ill with a migraine just after going ice skating (not sure if that is connected).
Again, I've never really consciously thought to keep my PA son home longer because of his PA when he has a virus because he does seem to miss enough time, just in and of itself, but I do have to wonder if it's not something in the back of my head, especially when the only time he had a reaction at school was when he was coming off a cold.
What particularly frightens me after reading katiee's post and because of what also happened with my son, is I'm afraid that the school won't recognize a reaction with kids that are coming off a cold - the school thinking it's still a virus. I remember that being given as the reason no one even suspected a reaction when my son was having one on a Monday - that he had been off the previous week so they just thought he was still sick.
So, even if I wasn't thinking about it before, even after what happened with my son three years ago, I wonder if I'll be worrying about it more now, or, if because my son is 10 and able to verbalize a lot better (for example, he can tell me if his cough is asthma related - he can tell me if his asthma is bothering him), if he'll be able to tell the school, no, it's not my cold, I'm having a reaction.
It's scary though. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/frown.gif[/img]
Best wishes! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
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"That was Polanski. Nicholson got his nose cut."

Respectfully, this is not a question for SAHM's. Although, yes, certainly, SAHM's *may* have the option of keeping their sick children home longer than those Mothers who work outside of the home.
I believe, depending on your support system, that a Mother working outside of the home, can choose to say to whoever it is that watches their child - hey, please keep them home another day. Depending on the support system.
I completely understand that it is not as easy for Mothers who work outside of the home when it comes to dealing with sick children - what to do with them, who looks after them, etc.
But I'll use this as an example. Last week, I ended up with kids home sick for most of the week with different ailments. I have absolutely no one dependable (key word) to ask to take the children while I kept a doctor's appointment (so they went with me, which is okay, because they needed to go, or my guy did anyway) and on Friday, I ended up having to cancel my dentist's appointment. Meanwhile, I had just cancelled one two Fridays previous because, guess what? Kids home sick.
So, I didn't want people to stop answering the question because all of a sudden they might have felt uncomfortable.
I know of one Mom here who works outside of the home and has a WONDERFUL support system whereby she may very well be able to post, despite not being a SAHM - yes, I do keep Little Johnny home longer or no, I don't.
KWIM?
Many thanks and best wishes! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
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"That was Polanski. Nicholson got his nose cut."

Not 'til you see it in quotes sometimes do you realize the error.
I meant, respectfully, this is not a question solely for SAHM's. It is a question for ALL Mom's regardless of whether they work inside the home, outside of the home, whatever.
I got the sense that once there had been a response from a Mother that worked outside of the home basically saying that it was not a luxury (not that person's words) for a not SAHM to keep her child at home longer that it might scare off people SAHM or otherwise, that might want to answer this question.
As I said, you can be a SAHM with NO support system and still not be able to keep your child home an extra day. Or, you can be a Mom who works outside of the home and has a great support system and can say to the caregiver that yes, your child is staying home a day longer.
Sometimes I think I type too fast.
My apologies.
I meant this wasn't simply a question or solely a question for SAHM's. I also didn't want people to be afraid to answer because they may be in the position to keep their child home longer because they either are a SAHM or have a great support system.
KWIM?
Best wishes! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
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"That was Polanski. Nicholson got his nose cut."

e-mom, personal question, so you don't have to answer. Has your PA child ever had a reaction when they were just coming off a virus? Has your PA child ever had a reaction at school?
It was queer last week the cold virus my son had - not sure if my daughter will get it or not. He was not fevered at any time and yet he was sleeping during the day when he was off school. Can I just say that as soon as one of my children fall asleep during the day, or early for them at night, I automatically know that there is something not quite right?
So, he had called home sick on Tuesday and I asked him to make it through the day, which he did (1-1/2 hours). I kept him home Wednesday and Thursday. He probably could have gone to school Friday, but I thought, well, keep him home one more day so that he has the week-end to really build up a bit more or get rid of the thing.
He got up this morning hacking his head off again, but off to school he went.
Obviously, if the kids have a stomach virus where they're puking I keep them home. I have tended not to keep them home for longer durations because of cold viruses because some years that would mean they wouldn't see school, especially my son.
But that thread last week got me thinking/wondering.
Is it true that you build up your immune system by exposing yourself to the outside world when you are sick?
Again, sorry for the misunderstanding I explained in my last post. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/redface.gif[/img]
Best wishes! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
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"That was Polanski. Nicholson got his nose cut."

Quote:Originally posted by csc:
[b]Respectfully, this is not a question for SAHM's.
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Respectfully, this is not a question SOLELY for SAHM's.
(Is that better?)
Best wishes! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
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"That was Polanski. Nicholson got his nose cut."