How to Decide If You Should Keep a Sick Toddler Home

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Step 1: Keep home for fever
Keep your child home if they have a fever higher than 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit.

Tip
Do not let them return to day care for 24 hours after they have had their last fever spike.

Step 2: Stay home for vomiting
Keep your child home if they have vomited two or more times within the past 24 hours.

Step 3: Watch for diarrhea
Keep your child home if they have diarrhea, especially with blood or mucus, and call your doctor.

Tip
Keep your child home when they have a stomachache lasting longer than a few hours, especially if accompanied by a fever, diarrhea, vomiting, or signs of dehydration.

Step 4: Watch behavior
Watch your child's behavior. If they are lethargic, have persistent crying, or have difficulty breathing, keep your child home and call your doctor.

Tip
Keep your child home if they have a white or yellow discharge coming from the eye, which could be conjunctivitis, or pink eye.

Step 5: Look for a rash
Keep your child home and call your doctor if they have developed a rash and have a fever or are lethargic, in pain, or have severe itching.

Did You Know?
In the United States, approximately 5-20% of the population get the flu each year.