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Preparing your children for becoming lost

October 15, 2020 by kidstra

Chances are, it will happen – possibly at a mall, airport, “amusement” park, or during an outdoor excursion. While virtually always you and your child will be reunited, usually in a matter of minutes, being lost is an extremely frightening experience for all involved, remembered for a lifetime. 1. Prepare children for what to do […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Outdoor Recreation, Prevention, Safe & Healthy Travel Tagged With: airport, alert, amusement park, becoming separated, cell phone, children, FBI, freeze, lost child, mall, mommy, panic, scare, security, separated, strangers

Children/Travel/ADHD/Medication

March 4, 2014 by kidstra

For children who take medication for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is discontinuing their medication for travel a sensible option? Here are some thoughts: 1. You’re not alone in having to face the question. One in ten American children has been labeled as having ADHD. Four to five million take medication. And the numbers are […]

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Surviving travel with hyperactive children

November 7, 2013 by kidstra

(This is Part One of a two-part series. The second part: Should ADHD medication be reduced/discontinued for travel, and summer camp?) Being with children who have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is never all fun and games. And being away from home with them tends to worsen their behavior, often ruining trips for the entire […]

Filed Under: Prevention, Safe & Healthy Travel Tagged With: ADHD, alert, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, behavior, distraction, instructions, kids, misbehaving, moodiness, movement, normal, rules, safety, summer camp, territoriality, Travel

Health Alert: Beware of the June Sun

May 24, 2010 by sonicblum

In the Northern Hemisphere, June is the month that the sun is most hazardous for eyes, especially the eyes of infants and young children.   The sun is closest to Earth, is straight above and there are more hours of sunshine. And the weather is generally cooler than in July and August, lulling adults into thinking […]

Filed Under: Outdoor Recreation, Prevention, Sun Tagged With: alert, kids sunglasses, Sun, sunglasses, ultraviolet, UVA, UVB radiation

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