During the transition season, generally children will easily catch colds.Usually characterized by symptoms of nasal congestion, sore throat and sneezing.Sometimes, these cold symptoms are also often mistaken for the flu.In fact, colds and flu are different, although the symptoms are slightly similar.Colds are more caused by unfavorable weather conditions so that the body feels unwell, while the flu is caused by a virus that usually attacks children when their condition and immune system are down.The flu itself is usually characterized by a runny nose, itchy or sore throat, cough with phlegm and fever (if a cold is usually not feverish and coughing up phlegm).For that, mothers need to be quick to choose a child's cold and flu medicine that is safe, according to the symptoms caused.That way, the child will be able to recover quickly and avoid the risk of taking the wrong medicine.Of course, it would be better if you consulted with a doctor to be more accurate.Especially if your child has a history of allergies or other congenital diseases.So that you don't get confused, let's look at the recommendations for children's cold medicines that are safe and can help cure flu symptoms as well.Also read: Hello pregnant women!Know your gestational age and due date in this Pregnancy Calculator.Knowing the HPL and gestational age will help you determine the list of needs your little one needs when he is born.Before giving over-the-counter cold medicine at pharmacies or mini markets to children, you should know that most of these children's cold medicines are not recommended for children under the age of 2 years.In addition, in giving cold medicine, use a measuring spoon (not a tablespoon or teaspoon in the dining room).Then, do not give adult cold medicine to children with the reason that you reduce the dose, and pay attention to the contents to make sure the child does not have allergies to these ingredients.You see, some children are allergic to certain chemicals.Usually, this will affect his body system.When choosing a child's cold medicine, you should consult a doctor.Doctors will know cold medicines that do not contain allergens for children.FYI, colds in children will be easier to heal if you provide foods that are high in nutrients and provide lots of fluids to children.Cold medicine does not actually cure immediately, but reduces the accompanying symptoms.Children still need to eat nutritious foods and get enough rest in the cold healing process.Also consult a doctor if the child's fever does not go down in three days.The following are recommendations for cold medicine for children.This cold medicine for children has the right combination of ingredients to treat colds in children effectively.Hufagripp Colds contains Pseudoephedrine HCl (to treat nasal congestion) and Chlorpenamine Maleate (to treat allergic rhinitis).With the combination of the two ingredients, it is enough for you to give this medicine for 2-3 days so that your little one recovers from a cold soon.With a note, assisted also with a healthy food intake and adequate rest.If it's been more than 3 days and your little one hasn't recovered, there's a possibility that your little one has the flu or it's better to just take him to the doctor to get a more appropriate handler.The rules for its use are 1 measuring spoon three times a day for children aged 6-12 years.As for children aged 2-6 years, you only need to give 1 measuring spoon three times a day.Then it should be underlined that this cold medicine should not be given to children under the age of 2 years.Available in strawberry flavor with 60 ml packaging.If your little one is sick not only with cold symptoms, aka accompanied by symptoms of cough (usually phlegm) and high fever, then it could be that he has the flu.To overcome this, you need to choose a drug that is specifically designed to fight the flu virus, namely Hufagripp Flu.Just like Hufagripp Colds, Hufagripp Flu also contains chlorphenamine maleate (to treat allergies or rhinitis), pseudoephedrine HCl (to treat nasal congestion).However, apart from that, there are two additional ingredients, namely paracetamol (to reduce fever) and glyceryl guaiacolate (to relieve coughs and expel phlegm).The rules of use are also the same as other Hufagripp drugs, namely after eating, with a dose of 3 times a day 2 measuring spoons for children aged 6-12 years.Then, 3 times a day 1 measuring spoon for children aged 2-6 years.Should not be consumed by children under 2 years of age.Mothers can get this child's flu medicine in a 60 ml package with a tutty fruity taste that many children like.One of the most common cold medicines for children is Panadol Children with Paracetamol.This medicine contains 160 mg of paracetamol in every 5 ml bottle of syrup and is for children aged 1-6 years.With a sweet raspberry taste, this Panadol syrup will certainly not make children afraid to drink it.When a child has a cold, you can give 5 ml 3-4 times a day.Aside from being a cold medicine, Panadol Syrup for Kids can also relieve headaches, pain when teething, and also fever due to immunization.You can get Panadol Syrup 60 ml for IDR 38,000.OBH Combi is known as cough medicine for adults.But it turns out that the OBH Combi is also available for children with colds, especially colds caused by the flu.Available in three flavors, namely orange, strawberry and apple, OBH Combi Anak Batuk Plus Flu can also be used to treat fever, headache, nasal congestion, and sneezing.OBH Combi Anak Cough Plus Flu contains Paracetamol, which works as a fever reducer while reducing pain in the head.The content of Succus Liquiritiae Extract and Ammonium Chloride works to help dilute phlegm and Pseudoephedrine content, can prevent nasal congestion due to colds and flu.There is also Chlorpheniramine Maleate which works to overcome allergies due to itching in the throat.The content is complete enough to treat colds in children.This child's cold and cough medicine is priced at Rp. 15,500 with a size of 60 ml.Also read: No Need to Panic, these are 5 Tips for Caring for Sick Children at HomeAlthough on the packaging it is not written as a cold medicine, Bisolvon Kids Bromhexine contains Bromhexine which is effective in helping to relieve children's colds.Especially if a cold is accompanied by fever, cough with phlegm, and a headache, this drug is quite effective in overcoming it.This strawberry-flavored medicine can be taken for children aged 2-5 years.The dose is 2 times a day for 5 ml Bisolvon Syrup.In order to avoid stomach pain, this syrup should be taken after eating.Termorex Plus is similar to OBH Combi Anak Cough Plus Flu which contains paracetamol and is intended if a child's cold is a symptom of the flu (usually accompanied by fever).With these ingredients, Termorex Plus can help relieve flu symptoms such as fever, headache, nasal congestion and sneezing accompanied by coughing.This citrus-flavored cough medicine for children is alcohol-free and is also very safe for consumption by children from the age of 2 years.This drug also contains bromhexine, paracetamol as anti-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory for children.The use of Termorex Plus is for children 2 years and over and is taken 3 times a day as much as 1 measuring spoon.With a size of 60 ml, Termorex Plus has a price of Rp. 16,000.The next cold medicine for children is Activated which is packaged in orange.Activated is safe for consumption by children from the age of 2 years to adults.Activated contains pseudoephedrine which will relieve symptoms of nasal congestion in the nasal cavity so that it helps your little one breathe again and triprolidine or antihistamine which will reduce allergic reactions.Also read: 5 Powerful Ways to Increase Children's Body Power so that They Don't Get SickTriaminic Colds can also be an option for children's cold medicine if your little one starts showing cold symptoms.Triaminic Colds can treat cold symptoms such as sneezing, nasal congestion and coughing and wheezing when the child's nose is runny.This orange-flavored children's cold medicine contains pseudoephedrine to relieve nasal congestion so that children breathe easier.Pseudoephedrine works by widening the airways and constricting blood vessels, especially those leading to the nasal cavity and throat.Meanwhile, chlorpheniramine maleate is responsible for reducing sneezing.This syrup cold medicine is priced at IDR 52,000 with a size of 60 ml.Syifa Kids Fluba Honey is a natural children's medicine product for flu and cough.Not like ordinary honey in general.This product has been adapted for children and its content is also adapted to the needs of treating colds and coughs.This medicinal honey consists of Black Seed and other natural herbs that are rich in vitamins and minerals needed for the treatment of colds and coughs.For the size of 100 ml of Syifa Honey, the price is Rp. 34,800.Bodrexin Flu and Coughing with Phlegm PE can relieve flu symptoms which include fever, headache, sneezing and nasal congestion as well as coughing up phlegm.This syrup with orange flavor can be consumed by children aged 2 years and over.The price of this 56ml drug is priced at only Rp. 9,000, which is quite cheap and can help relieve children's colds.Also read: So that children don't get sick easily, teach these 5 healthy habits in their daily lifeThe next cold medicine for children that can be an option to relieve a child's flu is Fludane Syrup.Drugs that contain paracetamol, and chlorpheniramine maleate are able to treat flu, fever and cough and relieve pain in the head.The drug that can be consumed by children aged 1-6 years can be taken 3 times a day with a dose of 1 teaspoon.The price of this child's flu medicine is Rp. 26.000 for the size of 60 ml.Anaconidine OBH Syrup is a cough medicine and flu symptoms.If the child shows symptoms such as fever, headache, sneezing, and nasal congestion, Anaconidine OBH Syrup is quite effective in relieving.Anaconidine OBH syrup is one of the children's cough and cold medicines that does not contain alcohol and contains Glyceryl Guaiacolate, Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Dextromethorphan HBr.This drug that works as an analgesic can be consumed by children aged 2 years and over.For the size of 60 ml of this drug, it is priced at Rp. 12,500.This children's cold medicine helps reduce a child's high body temperature due to inflammation.Usually not long after taking the drug, the child becomes sweaty, but makes his body condition so much fresher.Proris also contains ibuprofen or anti-inflammatory which reduces the pain and aches that children feel when they have flu symptoms.Natrabio Children's cold medicine for children is a medicinal product imported from the United States.Natrabio Children C & F itself is known to be effective for treating influenza in children, such as runny nose, stuffy nose, sore throat, sneezing, runny nose, headache, to symptoms of nausea and vomiting due to flu.Give this child's cold medicine to your child at a dose of 0.5 ml every 20 to 30 minutes, until the symptoms of influenza are reduced.Continue once every 4 hours, or as needed.The dose is the dose for children aged 4 months and over.For children under 4 months of age, mothers are advised to consult a pediatrician first.You can buy Natrabio Children C & F cold medicine at a price range of 280,000 rupiah, quite expensive but comparable to its ability to relieve influenza.Flutop - C children's cold medicine contains paracetamol, guaifenesin, c chlorpheniramine maleate, and p henylpropanolamine HCl.Flutop-C is a type of pediatric medicine that can relieve pain (analgesic), can reduce fever (antipyretic), can suppress/relieve coughs (antitussive), can also loosen phlegm and relieve your baby's stuffy nose.Flutop - C is also effective in relieving colds, fever, sneezing, and headaches.Mothers can give Flutop-C to children with the following doses:-Children aged 7-12 years: 3-4 times a day 2 teaspoons (10 ml).-Children aged 4-7 years: 3-4 times a day 1 teaspoon (5 ml).-Children aged 1-3 years: 3-4 times a day 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml)It's better to give the medicine after eating, yes, ma'am.Flutop - C children's cold medicine is also affordable, you can buy it at a price range of 15,000 rupiah.Although it sounds strange, Pim-Tra-Kol syrup for children's colds has been proven to be effective in relieving influenza symptoms since time immemorial.This drug contains the active substance paracetamol, guaifenesin, ephedrine HCL, and chlorpheniramine maleate.This special cold medicine for children in the form of a syrup is effective in relieving flu symptoms, such as fever, headache, stuffy nose, sneezing with cough, to runny nose.Mothers can give Pim-Tra-Col Syrup to the little one, after he eats with the following doses:-children aged 2-6 years: 3-4 times a day dose of 5 ml-Children aged 6-12 years: 3-4 times a day a dose of 10 ml.Mothers can buy Pim-Tra-Kol Syrup for colds easily at the nearest pharmacies from home, at a price of twelve thousand rupiah.Available in cherry, melon, and lemon flavours.There are some essential oils that are great for relieving colds, including cold remedies for babies.You can choose eucalyptus, menthol/mint, or rosemary variants.You can apply this essential oil to clothes, swaddles or baby blankets, but DO NOT get it on the baby's skin because it can irritate and even scald.If you want to reduce the consumption of drinking drugs for children, you can use essential oils as an alternative to cold medicine.You can use Cessa Cough & Flu essential oil.This health product is actually an essential oil specially formulated from 100% natural ingredients.This baby cough medicine is suitable for children aged 0-2 years, the price is around Rp. 60 thousand.Then how to use it?This Cessa Cough & Flu baby cough medicine can be applied to the back and chest of your little one.Then, the mother can do a gentle massage to make the little one more comfortable.The aroma and warmth of this baby cough medicine helps relieve cold and flu symptoms accompanied by coughing.Besides Cessa Cough & Flu, you can also try this essential oil to relieve colds and flu symptoms that your little one is suffering from.When exposed to colds or flu symptoms, your little one will definitely feel uncomfortable so they become fussy, Pure Kids Inhalant Decongestant Oil can help relieve it so that the child feels more comfortable.This aromatherapy for children and babies contains 6 natural ingredients, such as eucalyptus oil, cajuput oil, clove oil, juniperberry oil, demotholised oil, and also methyl salicylate.These ingredients help to thin the mucus and also provide peace of mind for the baby.You simply drip about 8-12 drops of this liquid on a cloth or baby's clothes.If your child is under 1 year of age, reduce the drop by 3-6 drops.The warm aroma of this Rp. 50 thousand children's cold medicine makes the snot come out easily.This can reduce nasal congestion when your little one is asleep.- Relieves headaches, teething pain, fever, colds and flu- For children 1-6 yearsOBH Combi Children Cough Flu- Relieves fever, relieves pain, loosens phlegm, prevents nasal congestion due to colds/flu, and treats itchy allergies in the throat- For children over 2 years oldOrange, Strawberry and Apple flavors- Relieves cough and thins phlegm- For children aged 2-5 years- Relieve flu symptoms, fever, headache, stuffy nose, sneezing and coughing- For children over 2 years oldActivated Plus Expectorant (Actived green)- Relieve colds, cough with phlegm, reduce mucus viscosity and help thin phlegm- For children over 2 years oldExpectorant Triaminic and ColdsSyifa Kids Herbal Fluba Honey- Relieves flu, coughs, colds, thins phlegm, overcomes flatulence, colds, increases endurance- For ages 6 months and overBodrexin Flu and Cough with PEParacetamol, Pseudoephedrine HCI, Guaiphenesin, Bromhexine HCI and Chlorpheniramine Maleate- Relieves flu symptoms, fever, headache, nasal congestion, sneezing and coughing up phlegm- For ages 2 years and overParacetamol, Chlorpheniramine Maleate, Phenylpropanolamine and Dextromethorphan- Treating flu symptoms, fever, headache, runny nose, stuffy nose, sneezing and batik- For ages 6 years and overNatrabio Children C & F (Cold & Flu)Cherry, melon and lemon flavorsCessa Cough & Flu essential oilsPure Kids Inhalant Decongestant OilAlready know which medicine for a child's cold, which one will you choose to relieve your little one's cold or flu symptoms?Don't forget to follow the instructions for use and consult your doctor.