Moist or cold air seem to help reduce the swelling of the airways, so the standard
course of action is to take your child into a steamy bathroom for 15 to 20 minutes (turn
on the
hot water in the shower or bathtub and close the bathroom door) or out into the cold
night air.
There is nothing like being outside
on the deck which is one of the reasons I love it here in Australia so much, the sub tropical climate means we can be outside all the time all year round apart from 3 months of the year at
night when it does just dip down a little too low to sit about outside, unless of
course you get your
hot water bottle, a sun lounger and a very bit blanket and sit out under the stars, crisp air all around... now that has to be a winter treat