If an eleven-year-old child has a cold, if he or she only has a stuffy nose, runny nose, occasional cough, no or little phlegm, the child’s symptoms are not serious, so he or she can be observed first, while the child is instructed to keep warm, rest more, drink more hot water, give the child some easy-to-digest food, while keeping the room ventilated and not taking the child to crowded places. If your child has a severe cough and yellow phlegm, you can give him/her some Chinese medicine, such as Lianhua Qingfei for cold and flu, or diarrhea white syrup for cough and phlegm, or you can give him/her nebulized expectoration. When your child has a fever of more than 38.5℃, you can take antipyretic medicine, such as ibuprofen suspension. If the child’s cough, sore throat and fever symptoms are not relieved during the medication period, go to the hospital to find out the cause and treat the symptoms.