This is a great, quick article with a few handy home remedies for colds, congestion, fevers, and earaches from an ND out in Seattle. Take a look! (The wet socks do sound strange, but give it a try, even for little tykes, you'll be surprised at how much better they - and you - feel in the morning!)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/naturalmedicine/2013/09/02/home-remedies-so-crazy-they-just-might-work/
http://blog.seattlepi.com/naturalmedicine/2013/09/02/home-remedies-so-crazy-they-just-might-work/