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Do Your Children Drink Enough Water?

January 28, 2021 by kidstra

You don’t have to be lost in the Sahara Desert without water to become dehydrated. Mild dehydration occurs commonly in young children (and, sometimes, in adults) at home, in your back yard, and at school. In most cases a few simple steps suffice to prevent virtually all cases – and prevent the resulting health issues. […]

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Sweaters: armor for kids against COVID-19?

January 10, 2021 by kidstra

Having your children wear sweaters this winter may help prevent them from catching the coronavirus. True, sweaters are hardly as important as the usual recommendations for avoiding infection (see below), but neither is it an old wives’ tale. Sweaters help offset some of the discomforts resulting from using scientifically-proven methods of preventing the virus. 1. […]

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Questions and answers regarding your children and COVID-19

December 22, 2020 by kidstra

December 24, 2020 (Hi reader. Once again, an issue of KidsTravelDoc is devoted to COVID-19’s effect on children, rather than our usual subject, keeping kids healthy and safe for travel and related outdoor activities. Family travel has been pummeled by concerns over the pandemic. Hopefully, soon we will return to discussing, “Is air travel safe […]

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When will your child be vaccinated against coronavirus?

December 2, 2020 by kidstra

December 3, 2020. Vaccinating your children against the COVID-19 virus will not take place “anytime soon,” says Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 1. The COVID-19 vaccine has yet to undergo trials in children. “Only after there is sufficient safety and efficacy information regarding COVID-19 vaccines in […]

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Schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: The facts

November 17, 2020 by kidstra

(November 18, 2020. Hi Reader: We’re devoting this edition of KidsTravelDoc to help you cope with an important aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic: elementary schooling. Hopefully, we’ll soon return to our main – and more pleasurable – topic: helping you to keep families healthy, safe, and comfortable for travel and fresh air activities. ) 1.  […]

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Keeping the “amusement” in children’s amusement park rides

November 3, 2020 by kidstra

Family visits to amusement parks, fairs, and carnivals sometimes include an unanticipated ride – to an ER.  In the US, ERs see about 25,000 such visitors yearly, with young children accounting for more than a quarter of them. About one percent of these kids require hospitalization.  Moreover, space-age rollercoasters injuries may have serious after-effects. 1. […]

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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 […]

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Getting kids to walk and hike: A primer

September 30, 2020 by kidstra

Hey parents. While you already know that family walks and hikes make your family healthier and help build closer relationships, do you know how far, how fast, and for how long you can expect kids at various ages to go – without choruses of “I’m tired” or “This is boring”? And how to motivate them […]

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Warning: Driving with an unruly child in your car is hazardous

August 20, 2020 by kidstra

Unruly children may be a greater distraction for a driver who is the only adult in a car than is texting or using a cell phone. Ditto for screaming infants.  Undisciplined and unrestrained pets also present safety issues. 1. Distractions – not necessarily involving children – cause almost 80% of crashes. Children are four times […]

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“Mom – I think I’m gonna throw up!”

August 2, 2020 by kidstra

Motion sickness/ Children/ Prevention/ Treatment – An Update If no one in your family has ever been motion-sick, it’s only because they haven’t yet encountered the right (or is it the wrong?) situation. It may be a storm at sea, an “amusement” park roller coaster that spins in three dimensions simultaneously while you are strapped […]

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