An informal survey of several dozen parents planning major family trips showed that about half of them did not know whether their children (or themselves) are fully covered for all medical expenses incurred away from home. Many confessed that they have never read their insurance policies, not even the large print. Many were not familiar with penalties […]
Children/travel/illness/insurance: A Primer
March 21, 2015 by kidstra
Filed Under: Air Travel, Prevention, Safe & Healthy Travel, Travel Tagged With: Asthma, children, cruises, Diabetes, doctor, doctor's office, emergency room, family, hazardous travel-related activities, health insurance, illness, Infants, insurance policies, medical insurance kids, overseas, parasailing, physician, pre-authorization, reimbursement, scuba diving, sickness, Travel, travel outside the country, travelers assistance insurance kids, Vacation
Children/Holiday season/Health and safety
December 17, 2012 by kidstra

The very events that make holiday seasons festive for kids – visiting family, lighting candles, and receiving toys, for example – also increase visits to the emergency room. But, in fact, virtually all the holiday-related pitfalls are avoidable with some foresight. Happy holidays! (This is a compilation of timely reminders, some of which have […]
Filed Under: Food & Water Precautions, Prevention, Safe & Healthy Travel, Vaccinations Tagged With: age-appropriate toys, baby-proof home, chemotherapy, children, contagious, elderly, emergency room, family health information, fire-related casualties, flu type viruses, Health, holiday season, hugging, Immune problems, influenza, kissing, lighting candles, mistletoe, My Family Health Portrait, Pets, Pregnant, radiation, respiratory infection, safety, toddler watcher, tree ornaments, U.S. Surgeon General, vaccinate infants, young children