The Care of Children in Sickness

In many cases the sickness of children can be traced to errors in management. Irregularities in eating, insufficient clothing when the weather is chilly, lack of vigorous exercise to keep the blood in healthy circulation, or lack of abundance of air for its purification may be the cause of the trouble. Let the parents study to find the causes of the sickness and then remedy the wrong conditions as soon as possible.MHH 217.7

All parents have it in their power to learn much concerning the care and prevention, and even the treatment, of disease. The mother especially ought to know what to do in common cases of illness in her family. She should know how to minister to her sick child. Her love and insight should fit her to perform services for it that could not so well be trusted to a stranger’s hand.MHH 218.1