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March 27, 2012
Of the 14 million passengers who sailed from American ports last year, 1.5 million were children. Families are the biggest growth segment for cruise ship companies. Every ship being designed has children in mind. Some ships are planned entirely for families. (Some adults without children are clamoring for adult-only voyages; children have overtaken ships, especially [...]
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February 12, 2012
Do your kids a favor. Pry them away from their TV, video games, computers, and smart phones – forcefully, if necessary. Ignore their yelling and sarcasm. Then kick them out the door – literally, if need be. If they threaten to report you to child welfare services, inform them that merely being outdoors is the [...]
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August 7, 2011
Common sense, air conditioning and readily available drinking water have greatly reduced the incidence of heat-related illness in infants and children. But don’t let your vigil down. Cases do still occur, generally due to lack of forethought, and sometimes with horrific results. Here is what you must know: 1. The younger the child, the more [...]
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Tags: acclimatization, air conditioning, air temperature, baby carriers, children, Dehydration, drinking water, fluids, healthy, heat index, heat-related illness, HI, hot weather, Infants, national weather service, obesity, perspiration, Prevention, relative humidity
June 5, 2011
Yes, you read it correctly. So many parents have become so conscientious about protecting their children from sun exposure that an increasing number of children are getting too little sun. What are parents to do? 1. Several years ago we wrote: “The sun does to skin what tobacco smoke does to lungs. Both produce progressive, [...]
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June 4, 2011
10 Tips: The Sun is No Friend of Children http://kidstraveldoc.com/sun.php 10 Tips for Treating Your Child for Sunburn http://kidstraveldoc.com/sunburn.php 10 Tips for Protecting Your Children from the Sun http://kidstraveldoc.com/sunpro.php 10 Tips: the ABCs of using sunscreens http://kidstraveldoc.com/sunscreens.php
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January 18, 2011
The sun is a mischief-maker, especially in wintertime. While the sun’s pleasant warming rays are equator bound, the troublemaking ultraviolet rays continue to bombard us no matter where we live and where we travel. Children are particularly at risk. Here is what you should know: • Protect kids from the sun all year around. Damaging [...]
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May 24, 2010
In the Northern Hemisphere, June is the month that the sun is most hazardous for eyes, especially the eyes of infants and young children. The sun is closest to Earth, is straight above and there are more hours of sunshine. And the weather is generally cooler than in July and August, lulling adults into thinking [...]
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Tags: alert, kids sunglasses, Sun, sunglasses, ultraviolet, UVA, UVB radiation
October 16, 2009
Soccer is a relatively safe sport says the American Journal of Sports Medicine. Yet more than 100,000 children and adolescents are treated in emergency rooms each year, and more are treated elsewhere, for soccer-related issues. Studies of these injuries by sports physicians and others have led to the following recommendations to make it an [...]
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Tags: contact sport, Dehydration, growth plates, head injuries, head the ball, headgear, heading, melanin, mouth guards, muscle strengthening, reduce injuries, soccer, soccer coach, soccer exercises, soccer goal frames, soccer injuries, soccer kids, soccer players, soccer safety, soccer toddlers, soccer-related injuries, soccer-related issues, sports drinks, Sunscreen, tip-resistant goals, warm-ups
August 22, 2009
Are there any fun activities left for kids to do, activities that are healthy, safe and wholesome, where parents need not constantly restrain children’s imaginations and exuberance with that annoying, killjoy utterance, “How many times do I have to tell you not to do that?” Can you believe that playing in sand may be [...]
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Tags: creeping eruption, cutaneous larva migrans, Diarrhea, e. coli, ethyle chloride, gastrointestinal, microorganisms, parasite, public beaches, sand, sand box, sand boxes, sand pollution, sandbox, sandbox play, sandbox safety, sandboxes, stomach ache, Vomiting
May 20, 2009
Here are ten of the most healthful tips from the forty topics posted in the past year: 1. June is the month for maximum sun exposure. In June, in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is closest to Earth, straight above you, and there are more hours of sunshine, all increasing exposure. Weather is generally cooler [...]
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