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“A Mother Is Her Child’s First Doctor” Hello. I am Baek Jae-young, a doctor of Korean medicine with 24 years of experience and the director of Yongin Cheongmyeong Korean Medicine Clinic. I am a doctor of Korean medicine and a father of three children. Now that my youngest is in middle school, it is fair to say that my children are fully grown. While raising my three children, I have never given them Western medicines such as antibiotics, fever reducers, or antihistamines, except when they underwent surgery. Of course, my children grew up getting sick, but because I treated the “cause” at the time, I simply didn’t need to give them unnecessary medication. You might ask if this was only possible because I am a father of Korean medicine. If Western medicine had been necessary, I would have used antibiotics or fever reducers for a faster recovery. However, when my children were sick, I sought to find the “root cause” rather than just the “diagnosis.” After assessing their physical and health conditions, I helped them recover on their own through appropriate treatment and lifestyle improvements. As a result, there were many situations where I did not need to give them Western medicine. Knowing the characteristics of common illnesses children experience can help you decide whether or not to visit a doctor. Improving certain lifestyle and dietary habits can help them recover faster and get sick less. I will explain the most common illnesses children suffer from one by one in detail. In particular, I will discuss rhinitis that occurs during seasonal changes and health management methods for the new school year, when physical strength tends to drop easily.