When your child is poorly
Talk to school, pharmacy and GP when your child is ill.
She's a bit poorly, so we're staying home today.
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Saying they're ill4
- She's a bit poorly'Poorly' is the go-to British word for unwell, especially for children.
- He's running a temperatureHe has a fever.
- I think it's hand, foot and mouthA common nursery illness, along with 'slapped cheek' and 'scarlet fever'.
- He's teething, bless him'Bless him' is British sympathy, not religious.
Medicine and checks2
School and nursery rules5
- There's a sickness bug going round schoolA vomiting or diarrhoea bug 'doing the rounds'.
- Keep him off for 48 hours after he was last sickThe usual school and nursery rule after vomiting or diarrhoea.
- I've rung school to say she's off sick'Off sick' means absent because of illness.
- She's got nits againHead lice.
- He can go back once the spots have scabbed overThe chickenpox rule for returning to school or nursery.
Getting seen3
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