not your father’s pediatrics

My eight year old had bronchitis with all the attendant coughing and unhappiness. At the visit confirming that today, his doctor was asked what could used to help with sleep, and he recommended a tablespoon of wine.

And as it turned out, we gave it to him too early, so instead of a mellow sleepy guy, we got a goofy, giddy guy. Turned out we ended up in the ER later that night anyway, only to leave without seeing anyone (we would have been there for breakfast is we had waited that long). But the cool night air — and the lateness of the hour — seemed to help, and he did sleep when we got home.

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