There are no specific foods or medications that children take to get better from a cough. It is usually recommended to eat a light diet with good nutrition. Drugs need to clarify the cause of cough, give targeted treatment. 1. Light diet: children cough to light and easy to digest food, drink more water, eat more fruits and vegetables, pay attention to comprehensive and balanced nutrition, cough recovery has certain benefits. At the same time to avoid spicy stimulating food and easy allergic food, so as not to aggravate the cough symptoms. 2. Drugs: food can only play an auxiliary role, cough need to consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause of cough, symptomatic treatment. Such as allergic cough can take loratadine and other anti-allergy drugs, bacterial infection caused by cough can take cefixime and other antibiotic treatment. If the cough is accompanied by phlegm that is not easy to cough up, you can take oral medication such as Ambroxol hydrochloride to reduce phlegm. Children with coughs should go to the hospital as soon as possible, under the guidance of a professional doctor to prevent other damage. Follow your doctor’s instructions for medication.