Ask the Expert: How do I Keep the Rest of the Family from Contracting my Kid’s Cold and Cough?

December 2, 2013

We all know that cold symptoms and cough are caused by viruses, for the most part. And viral symptoms, especially in children, are inevitable. But is there any way to reduce the chance of having our child’s symptoms spread throughout the house? The short answer is “yes.”

One of the most important things we can all do to reduce risk is…

Pediatrician Dr. Germain wears many hats, as he is the Associate Chair of Children's Services at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, as well as being an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine, and an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He is also a frequent web and book contributor and has written numerous articles and parenting books.

He resides in Connecticut with his wife and 3 children (who are responsible for teaching him more pediatrics than he cares to admit).