young children

Do Your Children Drink Enough Water?

January 28, 2021 by kidstra

You don’t have to be lost in the Sahara Desert without water to become dehydrated. Mild dehydration occurs commonly in young children (and, sometimes, in adults) at home, in your back yard, and at school. In most cases a few simple steps suffice to prevent virtually all cases – and prevent the resulting health issues. […]

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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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Infants and young children/Sunglasses

July 19, 2015 by kidstra

Hey Mom! Make room in your already bulging diaper bag for one additional item, sunglasses. For your infant. The earlier children begin to wear “shades” the less likely they are to have cataracts and other eye problems when they become grandparents. 1. Any old shades won’t do. Infants’ eyes are especially susceptible to the sun. […]

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Sunscreens for Infants and Young Children

July 18, 2013 by kidstra

Protecting your kids from the sun is not child’s play. For kids to have safe fun in the sun you must decipher ongoing barrages of conflicting information on sun protection and evaluate innumerable products claiming to provide that protection. This is Part Two: Sunscreens. If you haven’t already read Part One: Sun Protective Clothing, click […]

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Protecting infants/children from insects

April 28, 2013 by kidstra

True or false? Insects prefer biting infants to biting older children/adults. Answer: No one really knows. Perhaps infants get bitten more because they are “sitting ducks,” unable to shoo insects away. Regardless, infants need protection with the safest /most effective repellants available, for their comfort and their health. Here is what is known. 1. Choose […]

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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 […]

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Infants and Young Children/Air Travel/Ear Problems

September 2, 2010 by kidstra

Ask pediatricians whether infants and young children can travel by air with ear infections and the likely answer is, no, they cannot. Ask pediatricians if they have ever seen a child with serious ear issues resulting from air travel and the likely answer is, no, they have not. There is virtually nothing in the medical […]

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Infants and young children/exploring the outdoors/health and safety

July 26, 2010 by kidstra

Hi Readers. This is a first for our website, a posting by someone other than myself. This posting is by Chris Van Tilburg, MD, author of Introducing Your Kids to Outdoor Adventure (Stackpole, 2005). The question I get most often regarding adventuring with kids is, is it safe? When people read in magazines about my […]

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Children/Cold weather clothing/Staying warm, dry, safe

December 29, 2009 by kidstra

Choosing the most effective cold weather clothing for your kids is becoming more of a hassle – ironically, because such clothing is becoming more protective. Some garments, if not used correctly, are counterproductive, actually increasing a child’s risk of experiencing cold-related problems. Here is what you should know: 1. Sophisticated clothing increases perspiration. […]

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