Allergy season has a very specific talent, and yeah, it’s making an entire household feel slightly off. Well, “talent” is the silliest way of putting it, in all honesty, because everyone is just trying to avoid sniffles. But the kids wake up sounding stuffy, their eyes get itchy, everyone’s rubbing their nose, you know how it is. If you’re one of the lucky ones not to get hay fever at the sight of a flower, then congrats. But allergy season makes everyone, especially kids, make the smallest tasks feel harder.
Just like with the cold, allergies just make everything exhausting, and they last much longer than colds, too. It's not ideal to say, but a thousand little fixes don’t solve it; even with medicine, it’s still about waiting it out. Sometimes, changing the routine, well, a little reset could very well be the answer in at least in reducing the symptoms.
Some Morning Moves Make the Day Easier
Emphasis on “some” here. Anyway, mornings during allergy season work better when the goal is “less pollen comes inside,” because once it’s in the house, it hangs around. Okay, so think of mornings like a quick reset. If windows were open overnight, closing them early helps (or maybe never opening them at all). If a kid’s hair gets wild in sleep, pulling it back can help keep pollen out of the face. And getting a quick face rinse after waking up can really help, because pollen loves eyelashes and eyebrows.
And of course, Clothes matter too. If something was worn outside the day before, it doesn’t belong back on the bed or draped on a chair in the bedroom. That sounds picky, but of course it makes a difference. Basically, avoid getting pollen in the house.
Try Timing Being Outside
Well, realistically speaking here, it’s not like this is always possible; you can ask the school to keep them inside, but that might not end well (be it recess, sports they’re in, etc.). Kids still need outside time, obviously, and telling a child they can’t play outside all spring is not going to end well. So at least on weekdays after school and weekends, there’s some control you get to have. Just time them, make sure they take their shoes off at the door, the same goes for washing their hands and changing clothes too.
Actually, this is also where parents notice that allergy season doesn’t just make kids sniffly; it can make everyone mentally slower. Well, anyone slower, honestly. But that kind of brain fog from allergies can make routines feel harder than they should, so simplifying the reset steps is the goal.
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