(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. […]
At what age can your child be left home alone?
June 28, 2020 by
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 […]
The ABCs of children covering their faces in a pandemic
April 28, 2020 by
Children two years of age and older should wear cloth face coverings outdoors if other people are nearby, says the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC). 1. Protection may be especially important at the present time. For better or worse, many jurisdictions are loosening restrictions on isolation in order to reopen the economy. That means […]
Improving child’s handwashing techniques for a pandemic – and beyond
April 10, 2020 by
Before the age of COVID-19 handwashing for many children was largely fun and games. They just turned on the faucet and fooled around while their hands never got wet and soap remained untouched. No more. Correct handwashing has morphed into hand hygiene with long lists of fact-based do’s and don’ts. Here’s what you should know: […]
Children/H1N1 Influenza
September 9, 2009 by
The more you know about H1N1 (swine) influenza the better you can protect your children from the disease and treat them effectively should they become ill. Even the experts do not have all the answers. This is a new virus, one never seen before. Ongoing worldwide surveillance indicates that H1N1 is presently (mid September) less […]
Special Report No. 2: Swine flu influenza/Infants and children/Prevention
May 3, 2009 by
This is our second report on the current swine flu outbreak. Here are the latest recommendations for protecting your children from becoming ill. · Keep events in perspective. In the U.S., in “mild” flu seasons, about 20,000 children under the age of five years are hospitalized with proven flu. Most of these children are under […]
