Sick Season Is Here: A Pediatrician’s Parent Guide

Sick season is here, and the best time to get prepared is before the next fever hits.

Join Poppins Chief Medical Officer and board-certified pediatrician Dr. Mona Amin for a practical, must-know guide to navigating the illnesses that can take down the whole family.

Get Dr. Mona's take on what pediatricians are seeing this fall, what actually helps, what to watch for, and when to get help.

Because you can't prevent every sick day. But you can be ready for it.

Who is this for?

• Newborn parents wondering what to watch for
• Daycare parents already in the sick-day cycle
• Parents with vaccine questions heading into sick season
• Any parent who wants to know what's going around and how to be ready

What we'll cover

• What's going around: Flu, RSV, COVID, colds, stomach bugs and more
• What to watch for: Fevers, coughs, breathing, hydration and other symptoms
• What actually helps: Practical at-home care and what to skip
• When to get help: What can wait, when to call, and when to seek urgent care
• How to prepare: What to have on hand and how to help keep the rest of the family healthy
• Babies & newborns: What parents need to know when little ones get sick

About Poppins Medical

Your family’s go-to for sick season. At home, at work, or wherever parenting happens.

No appointments. No waiting rooms. When daycare calls and says, “Your kid needs to go home,” message Poppins. Our pediatric clinicians can diagnose, treat, prescribe when medically appropriate, and provide school notes, often in 15 minutes or less.

Our clinicians come from leading institutions including Boston Children’s, Duke, Emory, and Seattle Children’s, and our medical team is led by Dr. Mona Amin, Chief Medical Officer and board-certified pediatrician.