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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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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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At what age can your child be left home alone?

June 28, 2020 by kidstra

A timely issue.The coronavirus pandemic has closed most organized children’s activities for this summer. Concurrently, many parents are resuming work schedules away from home. 1. An unforeseen event should never be the reason for a child’ first time home alone. Often it is. Advanced planning and correctly judging your child’s age-appropriate maturity should be the […]

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Kids/Winter/Sunglasses

January 15, 2017 by kidstra

Quiz: Look at the pictures. How could the adults and children improve their sun protection? Answers at the end of the article. If you live in snow country or are planning to take your kids on a visit there, outfit them with a pair of snow-appropriate sunglasses (“shades,” in teen talk). While the sun’s warming […]

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Update: protecting kids from the sun

August 1, 2015 by kidstra

(After you read the article, test your knowledge. Look at each picture and ask yourself what the parent could have done better to protect the child from the sun. Answers are at the end of the article.) Just when you thought that you knew all you have to know to protect your kids from the […]

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Infants/Sleeping away from home

May 17, 2015 by kidstra

At home, putting infants to sleep is a no-brainer. You place them in their crib – and pray they’ll sleep all night. But when traveling, there are many do’s and don’ts regarding sleep safety and getting infants to sleep in new surroundings, the latter often a real hassle. 1. Never “co-sleep,” even for a night […]

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