How to Make Chicken Pox Tolerable in Your Child

Chicken Pox is a childhood condition caused by a virus. The good part about Chicken Pox is that the majority of times, it gets better however,  viruses do have a 'course' to run which is about 3 to 4 days. Bacterial infections have to be treated with antibiotics and have a longer course to run.

Some children show symptoms such a cold-like symptoms with Chicken Pox. Some just get those red, raised bumps that vary in size, I would say the typical size being the size of a pencil eraser.

Chicken Pox's biggest and worse symptom is that of  'itching'. You must not allow the child to scratch because the condition can leave scars that can sometimes take a lifetime to fade. In my youth, I always could tell when a person had scratched their bumps when they had Chicken Pox. Probably the parents didn't know how to efffectively keep them from scratching. I hope these tips help someone.

Things You'll Need to properly care for the child:

* Bottle of Calamine Lotion
* Oatmeal
* Mittens
*Any medication the Doctor prescribes

Step 1

Make sure that as soon as you spot these red, raised bumps on your child that you take them to the doctor. Chicken Pox is extremely easy to diagnose.

Step 2

Usually topical remedies are given, sometimes a little cold medicine when there is a slight cold involved and the advise to keep the children from the elderly or people with suppressed immuned systems until symptoms of Chicken Pox subside, usually 72 hours...

Step 3

Bath your child in a heated bathroom in a small tub with OATMEAL rather than soap. The mildest of soaps will aggravate the 'rash' and tempt the child to 'scratch' these lesions.

Step 4

Keep child covered in calamine lotion and explain to the little one that this will make him/her just feel better.  Chicken Pox itches in the same way a mosquito bite does....

Step 5

Put 'scratch' mitts on their hands while they sleep just in case they scratch, which they probably will not.

*There is an old myth out there that 'every' child has to get Chicken Pox. That is not true because I never got it myself. My son contracted it because a mother who was well-aware that her son had Chicken Pox bought her son to the Nursery anyway. More than my son got the condition. I immediately removed my son from the Nursery, followed the doctor's orders and he passed it on to no one and you would never know he had it - he never had to 'scratch' because he didn't really itch.

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goodselfme said:

	... I agree chicken pox should be kept at bay when a person knows they are infected. Good info and well explained too.
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April 25, 2010
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