First of all, I recommend taking your child to a doctor to make sure there isn't a serious medical problem going on.
After that, if this indeed is just a series of common colds each year, I might mention the following preventive measures that might be appropriate. Run them by your physician prior to doing anything, however, since these items are of general interest and not based on any specific knowledge of your child's condition:
1) Make sure your child has a proper amount of good sleep, exercise, and nutrition.
2) Consider adding Astragalus root to soups - this herb is commonly used in Chinese medicine during winter months to encourage healthy immune function, and when used as food like this is safe. It may be obtained from stores with bulk herbs such as Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco.
3) Encourage your child to wash hands after contact with other kids, and to avoid touching their face.
4) Realize that it's normal for most kids to get colds several times a year. Part of the territory.
I cannot emphasize enough that it's important to have your child checked out for this problem by a physician to make sure there's not an underlying immune deficiency or other serious medical problem (very unlikely, but very important to consider).
Happy holidays.
Paul Abramson, MD
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