how often do kids fall sick etc our month son has started falling sick quite often every since he started going to day care he was at home for the first year and he did not fall sick even once now it seems like he has some sort of cold or flu pretty much once a month most of the time the cold leads to an ear infection as well with the result that he ends up being on antibiotics weeks out of i know kids in day care fall sick more often but we are beginning to wonder how often more often really is whether our son is more susceptible or has lower immunity than average what the longer term effects of constantly being sick and taking antibiotics are and what we can do to build up his resistance he really enjoys his day care and we think it s great too but we are beginning to wonder whether we should think about getting a nanny are there any studies that can help answer some of these questions how often do kids in their first second and third years fall sick how often do they get colds flus ear infections is there any data on home care vs day care does being sick build immunity leading to less illness later does it make kids weaker leading to more illness later or does it not have any long term effect does taking antibiotics on a regular basis have any negative long term effects how does one tell if a child is more susceptible to illness than normal and what does one do about it is there any way to build immunity and resistance any data information or advice relating to this would be much appreciated thanks a lot ashwin
