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How should I treat my toddler's cold? No medicine will make a virus go away faster, but you can help your toddler feel better and prevent the infection from getting worse by making sure he gets plenty of rest and liquids. Since most children don't master nose blowing until about age 4, here are a few ways to help ease his congestion: It's not worth struggling over, but if your toddler tolerates it, tip his head back and squeeze over-the-counter saline (salt water) drops into his nostrils to loosen up the mucus. Then suction out the liquid and mucus a few minutes later with a rubber bulb syringe . Apply petroleum jelly to the outside of your toddler's nostrils to reduce irritation. (Don't use nasal sprays on your child unless his doctor says it's okay. They may work temporarily but can cause a rebound effect in which the congestion gets worse with continued use.) Use a humidifier or a cool-mist vaporizer to moisten the air in his room. Or take your toddler into...

Breakfast Bites Bagel with butter or jelly/jam or cream cheese. Pancakes Muffins Toast Toast with butter or jam/jelly English muffin Dry Cereal - Cheerios Eggs - scrambled, omelet, hard-boiled Oatmeal - instant or rolled waffles Little Lunches Sandwich - Cheese slice, deli meats Pasta - Plain, butter/olive oil, cheese, sauce Cooked Veggies -Baby carrots -Florets of cauliflower or Broccoli -Asparagus and Green Beans -Squash and Zucchini Gerber graduate meals Cooked cubes of Yam or sweet potatoBits of Chappati or wheat tortilla Ravioli Cheese cubes or String cheese Fun Fruits Melon - watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew Cooked and cubed or Ready to eat from the store -Apples, Pears, Plum, Peach Cubes of Kiwi, Mango, Banana Snacks - not too Sweet...not too Salty Cookies Arrowroot and Banana Yogurt - Gerber or Yo Baby Puffs Cheerios Crunchies Wagon wheels biter biscuits cheeze it Graham crackers animal crackers