What do you let your DC's get away with when they're feeling under the weather? Tell Nurofen for Children for a chance to win a £250 Love2Shop voucher! NOW CLOSED

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Nurofen for Children have asked us to find out which special privileges and treats you use to distract your DC when they’re under the weather.

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So, what do you let your DC's get away with when they're feeling under the weather? For example, are they allowed to watch TV or play with consoles for longer? Or are they allowed to eat as many sugary snacks as they like? Do you have any special games or inspired tips to keep them entertained when they're poorly?

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If they're genuinely ill they can have the moon on a stick. But if I think they're exaggerating or skiving, it's straight to bed with a glass of water and no iPad.

My LO always needs extra hugs when he is poorly and I sometimes let him sleep in our bed if he is feeling clingy. I do let him watch more TV than I normally would and I often let him choose what he wants for dinner (within reason!) Sometimes I'll get him a new book or small game that he has been wanting, if he is really feeling down. I'll spend more time reading to him, if he is up to it and he definitely gets more hot chocolate (his favourite thing ever). Ours is from Mexico and you can make it with water instead of milk if you want, to avoid making the mucus worse. :)

My baby is 9 months and when she is sick she breastfeeds all day and I carry her around in a sling. When she is feeling a bit better I do funny exaggerated dancing for her to laugh.

Duvet on the sofa, cat on lap, use of ipad if wanted !! Fruit cut up into pieces and served with weak squash chilled in fridge first.

My DC both have malingering tendencies if left to their own devices, so if a child is slightly too poorly to go to school, I'm fairly hardcore - they stay in bed with books and story CDs but no screen time at all during school hours. Sympathy, yes, cuddles, yes, and entire bottles of hot Ribena (our special household treat for being poorly), but no video games or telly. Sadly they don't get non-stop attention from me in those situations because I'm normally at my desk getting on with a full day's remote working. I might put them in my bed and work on the desk in my room so we can be together.

If they are really truly ill and miserable however then those rules go out the window and they cuddle up under the duvet on the sofa and watch an entire hard drive full of Mythbusters episodes.

Upgrade the sky subscription to allow movies and then settle them on the sofa with a blanket and a hot water bottle. I'll make honey and lemon drinks for them and rub vicks on their chest.

They're allowed to stay in onesie all day, don't have to shower, and can watch as much tv/play as much minecraft as they like. Sensible food though.

My little Boy watches Mr Tumble on repeat - all day long. He is normally only allowed one before bed. He is also allowed his comforter - 'BaBaBu' who is a very stinky blue rabbit who he sucks the ears of all the time. Again, he is normally only allowed BaBaBU in bed at naptime and nighttime. But when he's ill he is dragged around the house and taken out in the car. It's a killer to break the habit when he's well again but I always give in when he's poorly.

He is not allowed sugary snacks or sweets but probably does get to dictate the menu a bit more - extra fruit and fromage frais but less forcing of vegetables.

And lots and lots of Mummy / Daddy / Grandma cuddles on the sofa.

i give them extra ice cream

After first deciding if its a bed bound illness or a comfy sofa illness they are given cuddles and a choice of what they want to watch on TV (in bedroom) or downstairs if its a sicky illness I do tend to keep them in bedroom near to the bathroom so they don't get too upset if they throw up.
Downstairs after a light breakfast and plenty of fluids they can amuse themselves with a couple of games but not too many,extra fruit available and certainly no sweets,try to make light of the illness and talk about recent things they have done always a time to have one to one chats with your little person even though they are feeling off colour.

Lots hugs & favouriite food (if they are eating) & a new colouring book & crayons :)

Yes duvet on sofa with TV or console all day. They get extra magazines or comics and I do buy them sugary treats but quite plain ones - stuff like ice pops or rich tea biscuits which is all they fancy when they're ill.

Everything! Lol, seriously. I once had them break a favourite vase of mine. I just stood there shell shocked whilst they had guilty looks on their faces. I took a deep breath, and told them to be careful but that was it. Any other time, they'd be banned from doing stuff.

I have to stick to the same routine each time my children are ill. Duvet on the sofa, and watching films or colouring in. Food depends on what is wrong with them, usually just squash and ice lollies at first but i know they are getting better when they ask for sick day dinner. This is apparently the only thing they can possibly eat when they feel poorly and consists of "fly pie" (which confusingly is a pasty from the local bakery, and only that particular one) "gogo juice" (Ribena) and 3 jaffa cakes. This is something i bought dd(12) on the way back from hospital when she was 3 and had been really poorly. She ate it all and told me it was magic and made her all better, she has insisted on fly pie, gogo juice, and jaffa cakes every time she has been ill since then, and of course when ds1 (7) was older, so did he. Now even me and dp have this little treat when we are recovering from illness. God knows what i will do if that particular pie shop ever closes.

I definitely let dd get away with stuff when she is I'll that she couldn't do normally - like spending hours on the sofa with a blanket and CBBC. I figure that she might as well be as comfortable as she can. She also needs lots more cuddles when she is ill too.

However, if she has a vomiting bug or similar, she never wants to watch TV because it's too far away from the toilet! At those times, the only thing that will cheer her up is me reading Winnie the Pooh stories to her. No matter how old she gets, I think she'll always want those stories when she is poorly. :)

MEGA loads of cuddles - I will stop everything I am doing to just sit and cuddle and watch a film together.

I will let them have squash and ribena to drink (as normally only allowed water) to help keep fluids up.

I will also let them have more biscuits and cake treats if they've been off their food beforehand.

Constant breastfeeds - he's 16 months so eating solids 3 times a day but he still prefers the boob over food. When he's ill, that's the only time I let him feed when he wants - otherwise it's just morning and night with solid food in between.

When my LO is poorly, I allow them to pop the Disney channel on and watch what they like all day. This usually eases his feelings. The magic of Disney always works!

When the children are poorly we stock up on ice lollies and comfort food. Then its PJs, blankies and cuddles till all feeling better.

Pyjamas all day, biscuits and films in bed. And lots of cuddles of course!

So, what do you let your DC's get away with when they're feeling under the weather?

I let him play on his tablet or watch cartoons, he gets to live on chocolate milk and cornflakes, and he gets to sleep in the day lying on top of me on the sofa. (i kind of hope he grows out of the last one soon, he is getting heavy!)

I let them sleep in my bed with me and daddy has to go sleep in little ones bedroom, lots of cuddles and TV of her choice! Basically she gets whatever she wants :)

I allow watching telly, and being on tablet all day. "Junk" food is also allowed.

My kids definitely get special treatment when they're feeling poorly!

They get to lay on the sofa all day long watching tv and movies and playing iPad etc while dozing in between. They generally eat whatever they want within reason but I always teach them about healthy choices and when the best time to be using them is...

My daughter is 11 months old. She's currently teething and full of the cold and I've just started a new job (first job since she was born). The thing I find most difficult is making her feel as good as she can right now whilst she can't understand why she is in pain.

The thing i'm letting her get away with the most at the moment is, after EVERY time she sneezes she decides to grab my sleeve (no matter if it's a work blazer or cardigan) and wipe her snotty nose all over it. Ordinarily my arm would be moved away quick sharp. Right now it is the only thing that seems to make her smile when i'm saying "yuck" to her snotty sleeve creation.