Too Sick for School

Ask the Expert: My Child Has a Cold, How Do I Know if He’s Too Sick for School?

By Dr. Gregory Germain, MD

So how do you know? Well, to be honest, some of it is a gut feeling and a dose of common sense. You know your child best and you can usually tell whether it is the typical Monday morning drama or a more rare and worrisome complaint. And then again, some of it is more cut and dry.

The American Academy…

Dr. Gregory Germain, MD
Dr. Gregory Germain, MD

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).

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