

There's so much I love about this time of year – decorating the Christmas tree, longer days to bike ride and picnic with the kids after school, camping weekends, beach swims, stone fruits...
One thing I categorically don't love is that in my house this time of year is allergy central. Ugh, that itchy feeling in and around (and why does it feel like behind?) my eyes, plus the back of my throat, sends me round the bend. And in my kids, they seem to feel it even worse than me.
My 9-year-old always gets post-nasal drip and red irritated eyes, which is generally foul (for him and the rest of us), all while my poor 4-year-old is one of those people that seems to end up with itchy welts all over his body anytime he comes into contact with the outdoors, plenty indoors and... well, anything really.
Not treating allergies and hay fever can actually have a really negative impact on our kids, making them really uncomfortable, struggling to sleep, with headaches and sinus pain, and with difficulty concentrating at school.
If I could recommend any item to keep year-round in your own first aid stash at home, besides a few back-up boxes of tissues, it'd be Zyrtec’s Kids' range for relieving allergy symptoms. They're available in chewables (for kids 6 and up), and liquid (for the little ones over 12 months), and both come in kid-friendly flavours, like grape and a new bubblegum version in the liquid.
They're exactly the kind of supplies you don't want to be out of when you need fast relief for your kids, so they can just get back to feeling like themselves running amok outside on these warm afternoons. (Zyrtec Kids is also free from things like sucrose and dyes, and if you've also got yourself a gluten-free kid, it's peace of mind to know their products are free from gluten, as well.)