How to tell when your kid is faking sick
With cold and flu season upon us, when you work outside the home and you have a sick child, one of the first things you have to ascertain is, “Are they really sick?” Not that you should doubt your child, but when it happens you have to arrange your whole day differently and you have to know the facts.
Even the best kids have their faking moments, my oldest has recently confessed a few to me, and even though they were several years ago, she was gooooood, and I’m even a nurse.
Sometimes, when kids are slightly ill or recovering, you have to decide if they can go to school or not.
ABC News has some tips on sorting things out Sick Kids: Keep Them Home? Or Are They Faking?.
One of my favorite strategies is mentioned in the article.
If one of my kids is home and it’s a little questionable, I make sure to emphasize that they must be simply “too exhausted” to watch a lot of TV or use the computer and that I’m sure they (child in question) needs to get right to bed. That usually sorts things out pretty quickly.
