Handwashing. Lots and lots of handwashing. I use the children's wipes or soapy washcloths on their hands before they eat and after, as soon as we get home from playing outside and the same if we are eating out. I ask the parents to carry wipes in their purses and wash their children's hands after shopping because shopping carts are petrie dishes on wheels but I'm sure they don't.

I also start taking Vit C, D, B in Oct. and all through the winter, drink lemon echinachea tea a couple of times a week and try to keep my immune system boosted. It's all the luck of the draw though. When a child coughs in your face you are pretty much doomed!