Fall is here! Which means back-to-school routines, cooler weather, more time indoors and, inevitably, the return of coughs, colds and other respiratory infections. For families with young children, managing recurring illness can feel like a full time job. Young children may experience 6–12 upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) per year, particularly as their immune systems are still developing. As we get older, we tend to get fewer infections, but many adults know the fr