Picnics/Food safety/Kids
According to the dictionary, a “picnic” is a relaxed, pleasurable event, often family-oriented, at which meals are eaten outdoors, preferably in idyllic surroundings.
The meaning of the phrase “It’s no picnic” is a non-pleasurable event. (Perhaps, referring to becoming ill from eating spoiled food at a picnic?)  According to the Centers for Disease Control, meals [...]

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 Halloween can cause a lot of anxiety for parents, especially those of younger children.  But with a few precautions you can make Halloween the fun treat it should be for your kids.
 
1. Children shouldn’t snack while they’re out trick-or-treating, says the Centers for Disease Control. Urge your children to wait until they get home [...]

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