Still Dad Guide

Medicine Cabinet Essentials

Always follow dosing instructions on the packaging and use age-appropriate formulas. Consult your child's pediatrician if you're unsure about any medication or dosing, especially for children under 2.

It's midnight and your kid has a 101 fever. You go to the cabinet and find an old thermometer and half a bottle of cough syrup that expired two years ago. Start here so that's never the situation.

Children’s Tylenol

Children’s Motrin

Children’s Benadryl

Cough syrup

Vapor rub

Electrolyte packets

Stomach relief chewables

Anti-nausea tabs

Saline spray

Digital thermometer

Heating pad

Cold pack

Epsom salt

Band-Aids

Hydrocortisone

Antibiotic ointment

Tweezers

Nail clippers

Humidifier (optional but clutch)

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