I am a single mom that works on a school bus and I have a 7 year old at home. If he's sick then I get to stay home too. That is not real good on the paycheck. I do everything I can.
I get us both probiotics from the health food store and take one every morning.
I give him a good multi-vitamin (the doctor prescribed it.)
I make sure we get enough sleep.
I teach him the importance of washing his hands and keeping them away from his face.
When my son was in the younger grades I would send anti-bacterial soap and kleenex to school with him. I feel it was very important to help with the expense to the teacher but also to insure that it was available. He mentioned to me the other day that he wanted so of the anti-bacterial gel to wipe on his hands after recess.
I try to make sure he eats at least one fruit a day and drinks orange juice.
We haven't been sick for the last two years. Never say never, right?!
I do think that the most important thing we can do is let our body build up it's own natural immunity, If this is her first time around multiple kids and multiple germs it will just take time.
My daughter broke out with the swine flu after going to NY. None of the rest of us got it.