 [ Symptoms ] what type of cough medicine do you give a child less than one year old and also has sneezing and a slight fever [ Disease ] none it is not recommended that you give any cough expectorant or suppressant to a child under age one coughing helps clear their airway of mucous while this may be annoying to both of you coughing is beneficial to prevent pneumonia i cannot diagnose your child blindly over the internet but if the cough persists you will need to have himher examined you can do mucous management however     saline nasal sprays nasal aspiration and using a cool mist humidifier in the child is room