If you've ever had to deal with a kid suffering from an earache, you know the true meaning of the term "powerless." There really is nothing sadder than a small child caught in the painful throes of ear pain, tears a-rolling, asking "Mommy, make it go away."
It made me quake inside. Then I stopped being a bad mommy and a ninny in general and got down to business. One of the best home remedies for an earache, it turns out, is hot, moist heat. And that means a hot water bottle in some incarnation. While most hot water bottles are too big and smelly (the scent of warm rubber doesn't really improve anything), this little travel one, covered in what the website terms "minky" is the ideal size for placing on a small child's ear. And boy, does it work. They stop crying fast, you can get some Advil down them, and then you and yours get a reprieve until the doctor visit in the morning. The little hot water bottle is a life saver.
Find this "minky" version, in gender appropriate pink or blue, at www.fashionhot.com. And be the super mom who makes the hurt go away.
