Do you bring your kids to the doctor each time she has a sore throat or a cold? I don’t. I prefer to self treat.  Though it will take a longer recovery period, I can live with that. I do not believe in feeding my kids with antibiotics and meds each time they have a throat infection or cold as this will only weaken their immune system and the bacteria will get immunity against the antibiotics.  I can vouch on that as 1) Alycia was a sickly toddler who fell sick every month on end when she first attended pre-school.  Being a new mother, we brought her to the paed each time she fell ill and was fed with antiobiotics till her body became resistant to them.  2) Cass was on long term antibiotics due to her Grade 3 Kidney Reflux and monthly UTI attacks.  I have seen how those bacteria became resistant to all the different antibiotics prescribed to her.  I was hopeless 3 years ago.  Thank God, all is now over and I can better handle my daughters’ health now.