Cold weather

Travel/Children/Winter/Nutrition/Sports

January 12, 2014 by kidstra

Hi Kids! Good news regarding what’s good for you to eat on days when you spend time outdoors in cold weather. Tell your parents that there’s no need to make you eat yucky oatmeal or other ugh-tasting stuff while denying you a measly piece of candy, which is what you really want. Tell them that […]

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Children/Cold weather/Car rides/Health and safety

January 6, 2013 by kidstra

Many steps that parents take to keep infants and toddlers safe and warm for car rides in cold winter weather are ineffective, unhealthy and, sometimes, dangerous. Here is what you should know: 1. Secure your footing when maneuvering a car seat and infant in and out of cars. Is the ground icy? Holding an infant/car […]

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Children/Cold weather/travel/ Immune system

December 2, 2012 by kidstra

Good news and bad news if you’re planning a family vacation this winter. The good news: You can prevent your kids from catching colds and ruining your plans. It’s called isolation. Two weeks before your trip lock them in their rooms with all their paraphernalia. No school. No play dates. Enter their rooms infrequently and […]

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Children/Winter /Sun Protection

January 18, 2011 by kidstra

The sun is a mischief-maker, especially in wintertime. While the sun’s pleasant warming rays are equator bound, the troublemaking ultraviolet rays continue to bombard us no matter where we live and where we travel. Children are particularly at risk. Here is what you should know: • Protect kids from the sun all year around. Damaging […]

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Children/Cold Weather/Warm Feet

February 28, 2010 by sonicblum

Keeping kid’s feet dry in snow country is no easy task when kid’s favorite activities include walking in the deepest snow in sight and looking for puddles to step into, or more fun yet, stepping through the ice that may cover puddles. Here is what you should know: 1. The difference between frost […]

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Infants and Children/Cold Weather/Outdoors

January 14, 2009 by sonicblum

Blame old wives’ tales for the notion that infants and children must be kept indoors in cold weather. Not so. In fact, sensible outdoor activities with kids appropriately dressed have many positive health effects for the kids. (Please go to TenTips: Winter in Snow Country at kidstraveldoc.com for tips on staying warm outdoors.) […]

Filed Under: Outdoor Recreation Tagged With: cabin fever, Cold weather, outdoors, winter

Staying Warm in the Cold

April 30, 2008 by DrNeumann

Family vacations in snow country can be just as healthy, comfortable, and rewarding as more traditional stays in warmer climes – if you know how to cope with the cold. Here is what you should know: 1. Children do not get colds from the cold. Colds come from viruses. Colds may be more common in […]

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