It’s wintertime in snow country, time for dashing through the snow, gliding on the ice, schussing down the slopes and other invigorating and exciting cold weather activities. But such activities have something else in common: sometimes, they can be the first leg of a run that ends at the Emergency Room.
Here are some safety [...]

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The 11th Tip:

11. This week, Pediatrics: the Journal of the Academy of Pediatrics reports a study showing that children aged 8 and 9 who are given time to exercise during the school day behave better and learn faster than children who do not exercise. Time taken away from classroom learning for exercising has a positive [...]

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