Children coughing with yellow sputum may be caused by acute upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia and other diseases, you can take drugs such as Ambroxol orally to dissolve sputum, along with general treatment. 1. Acute upper respiratory tract infection: In addition to coughing up yellow sputum, children are usually accompanied by nasal congestion, fever, body aches and pains. The yellow sputum is usually combined with bacterial infection, so it is also necessary to take oral cefaclor and other antibiotics to fight infection. At the same time, the child should pay attention to drink more water, more rest, avoid strenuous exercise. 2. Pneumonia: When children get pneumonia, they usually have cough, yellow sputum, large amount of sputum, violent cough, which can be accompanied by high fever, dyspnea, etc. If it is Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, it is usually combined with bacterial infection. If the infection is Mycoplasma pneumoniae, you can consider using azithromycin and other anti-infective; bacterial infection can use cefixime anti-inflammatory; if accompanied by wheezing, you can use budesonide nebulizer solution and other nebulization. In addition, children with pneumonia should have bed rest and eat a light diet. Children coughing with yellow sputum, there may be other causes, it is recommended to actively seek medical attention, identify the cause, the cause of the treatment, the above medication need to follow the doctor’s instructions.