Aloe helps the body repair skin more quickly, so keep a plant on hand and break off a piece, squeezing the gel inside over the affected area. Better yet, use the highly concentrated version of gel found in most drugstores. If your child gets motion sickness, then it's teatime again. This time, grab some fresh ginger out of the produce section and grate it, adding the shavings to boiling water. Let steep for five minutes, then strain and add honey to sweeten. The concoction can calm the muscle contractions in the tummy that cause nausea. For a cough, keep out that honey for your honey. Parents rated the sweet treat higher for its effect on coughs than actual cough syrups in one study. Give children aged 2 and older a teaspoon before bed to quiet coughs, and never give a baby less than a year old honey.