Suggested Anchor Intro: Up to 40 percent of school-age children suffer from allergies, causing them to miss as many as 2 million school days per year.  Kate Quinn has more on how parents can help their children cope with allergy symptoms.

Not treating your children�s allergies may result in poor performance at school - yet, one in four moms reports delaying treatment, often because of side effects like sedation and irritability[1] that some medications can cause.  The solution?  Treat your children�s allergies with a non-drowsy over-the-counter medication like Claritin.  Dana Reeve, mother, actress and wife of actor Christopher Reeve, experienced her own dilemma when treating her stepson�s allergies, because many medications interfered with his normal activities.  The Reeves� problem was solved when their doctor recommended Claritin.  Dana Reeve:

"As a mom, I trust Claritin because it's safe, it lasts all day and night, and it doesn't have the sedating side effects that some other allergy medications can cause.  Children can go to school, play outside, and just enjoy being kids without being stopped by their allergy symptoms."

For more information about children�s allergies and possible treatment options, contact your healthcare professional or visit claritin.com. 

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