A six-year-old child with a sore throat and cough may be the environment is too dry or acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, etc., the treatment can be based on the specific cause of the targeted treatment, but do not necessarily need to take medication. A six-year-old child with a sore throat and cough may be due to the environment is too dry, drink too little water or talk too much, usually increase the humidity of the environment, drink more water, less talk, eat a light diet, do not eat spicy stimulating food, etc. can be relieved. If the child has acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis and other respiratory tract infections, there may also be a sore throat and cough. If it is caused by viral infections generally do not take special antiviral drug treatment, the presence of bacterial infections can be oral antibacterial drugs (such as cefaclor or amoxicillin) treatment, sore throat is obvious, can be used to open the throat sword spray to relieve the symptoms. If oral medications are not effective, if the symptoms are not well controlled, or if there is a persistent worsening of symptoms, intravenous fluids are necessary to avoid delaying treatment. The above medications should be used under the guidance of a physician, there are many possible reasons for a six-year-old child to have a sore throat and cough, it is recommended to actively seek medical attention, and be guided by a specialist physician for treatment.