When a child develops a cough after catching a cold, the extent of the cough should be noted. If the cough is not frequent, not particularly serious, and the child does not have a history of drug allergies, you can choose to take oral amoxicillin clavulanate potassium, or cephalosporin antibiotics, as well as cough syrup to treat the symptoms, and pay attention to the period of illness to strengthen the care of the child to avoid exposure to the cold, a small amount of drinking water, and patting the back diligently. However, if the child’s cough is more severe, accompanied by nausea and vomiting after coughing, it is recommended to improve the chest radiographs to exclude bronchopneumonia or lobar pneumonia. If the infection is not obvious, oral antibiotics and cough suppressants can be used to treat the symptoms. However, if the chest radiograph suggests bronchopneumonia or lobar pneumonia, the child needs to be hospitalized and treated with intravenous antibiotics and nebulized inhalation. Therefore, the child cough, should be based on the specific circumstances of the cough to apply symptomatic drug treatment.