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1. Layer up the bedsheets

Barf at 3:32 a.m. is bad enough. Rummaging through your disaster of a hall closet in search of a fresh set of sheets can put you over the edge. Layer this combo over your kid?s mattress as many times as you can (depending on how many sheets you have): one waterproof mattress cover, plus one fitted sheet. This way, when puke happens, you can pull off the soiled set to reveal clean ones underneath, dump it out of sight until morning, switch out the pillowcases, and you?re all (hopefully) back to sleep (or at least not making up a bed).
2. Teach her to blow

Your kid?s too big for a snot sucker but not quite getting the concept of nose blowing. To practise, place a cotton ball on the table. With her mouth closed, have her blow air out of her nose and try to move the cotton ball. Now try with a tissue: Have her gently press one nostril closed while she blows with the other and then switch sides. Remind her to toss the tissue and wash her hands when she?s done. 3. Get the flu vaccine

Despite recent US recommendations against the nasal mist flu vaccine, Canadian experts say it?s just as good an option as the flu shot. Joan Robinson, chair of the Canadian Paediatric Society?s Immunization and Infectious Diseases Committee, says that currently, the evidence is sufficiently convincing to continue using the nasal mist flu vaccine. It?s up to parents to decide which?the mist or the shot?is best for their kid.
4. Be brief with work

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