By now the swine flu has probably hit someone that you know (my nephew had a mild case). I won’t talk about what happens, the vaccine, or how to prevent it, but below are some tips you can use now to put an action plan in place in case someone in your family gets it.
1. If you both work and your kid gets sick, what will you do?
a. Will one of you take off, if so figure out who is going to do it, and speak to your boss about it now.
b. Can someone else take care of your child, if so make arrangements with them now… what back up plan do you have if they (those who you plan on taking care of the child are sick).
2. What happens if you get sick.
a. Make plans for what happens to your child.
b. Who takes care of your responsibilities (going to the store, taking your children to school etc.)
3. What happens if everyone is sick (which happens sometimes).
4. What happens if your school gets called off (which happened to the school my daughter goes to this week).
Hopefully these will get you to thinking and help you to plan ahead.
