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. […]
Getting kids to walk and hike: A primer
September 30, 2020 by
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 […]
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 […]
