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TCM treatment for any condition needs to be specific to the syndrome type of the condition. Therefore, without additional details regarding your child’s condition, we would not be able to advise on any TCM self-help treatment methods. Instead, I would suggest doing scraping for the Bladder Meridian along the back of your child, as a prevention for cough and cold, rather than as a remedy. Hence, you should only do this while he/she is not ill. Do take note not to do this too hard, only do it within the acceptable pain threshold of the child and until the skin is slightly red with red dots. If the child is too young, or if you wish for a less intensive method, do use your palm instead of a scraping plate, and rub along the Bladder meridian until the skin is just slightly red or hot.