{"id":9326,"date":"2020-03-06T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/?p=9326"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:16:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:16:28","slug":"treat-seasonal-allergies-in-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/treat-seasonal-allergies-in-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Treating seasonal allergies in teens, kids, and toddlers"},"content":{"rendered":"

As any parent or elementary school teacher will tell you, kids get sick…a lot. It can seem like they are always coughing, sneezing, or wiping a runny nose. It’s easy to write these symptoms off as the latest virus going around at daycare or in class. Or, to worry that it\u2019s COVID-19. However, sometimes these symptoms are a sign of a more chronic problem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seasonal allergies in teens, kids, and toddlers often look like the common cold, but won\u2019t go away without using the correct allergy medicine or allergy proofing your home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are seasonal allergies?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Seasonal allergies, sometimes called hay fever or seasonal allergic rhinitis, are symptoms that happen around the same time of year every year, usually in response to environmental allergens. When you have an allergy to spores or pollen released by plants or dust, your body releases histamines in response to these allergens. This causes the itching, coughing, and congestion that are associated with seasonal allergies. If you or your child experience these symptoms, you are not alone: Hay fever <\/span>affects approximately<\/span><\/a> 7.7% of adults in the United States and 7.2% of children.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seasonal allergy symptoms in toddlers and children<\/b><\/h2>\n

Symptoms of seasonal allergies in young children and adolescents may include any combination of the following:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n