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If you’re anything like our family, the fourth of July means a family picnic loaded with food, food and more food. Burgers, hotdogs, surf n’ turf. Ice Cream. Cakes. And every other great-aunt bringing their favorite desert with whipped cream. Our Independence Day picnic rival that of the Thanksgiving dinner when it comes to food. […]
Fireworks, family picnics, swimming or hitting the park are some of the most popular ways of celebrating Independence Day, but these can also be hazardous to your health if you’re not careful.
Here are some tips for having a safer and healthier day on the 4th.
Fireworks.
Never handle fireworks if you’ve been consuming alcohol.
Wear […]
Thanks to everyone who joined the give-away for Protect-a-bub swimsuit-hat set at here Kids Health Notes! Aren’t the swimsuits just so cute! Hope you’re ready for summer coz we have the three winners!
13 Shirley Younger
60 kris hickey
45 Kari Follett
Congratulations! I’ll email you the instructions for receiving your prize!
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When Alicia of Mental Health Notes showed me this video of a 6-year old saving a drowning friend, I realized how important it really is to teach our children water survival techniques. The American Red Cross wrote a comprehensive list of water safety tips for children, from pools, lakes and rivers, ocean, water parks, […]
School is almost out, the sun is shining hot and the beaches are begging to be filled. Yup! Summer is finally here!
But before you head out for the beaches and pools, Protect-a-bub has something special for Kids Health Notes readers. Protect-a-bub makes the best sun protection products on the market for infant and […]
Fear of skin cancer can cause us to shun the sunlight altogether. But now it looks like there is more reason to go out and enjoy the warm summer sun.
A little sun and vitamin D may help prevent type 1 diabetes in children, new research points. New findings from the University of California […]
Summer is a wonderful time to play outdoor sports, but it’s also a vulnerable season for heat-related injuries in young athletes. Children are more prone to illnesses resulting from activity in high temperature for several reasons. They do not sweat as well as adults do, and the ability of the body to transfer heat from […]
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Kids Health Notes give-away: Banjees wrist wallets. Thanks for letting us take a peek in your purse for the most unessential items (or weird/unexpected items) you have stashed inside. Later this week I’ll make a list of what’s in the wallets of our readers, and we can all […]
This month, the Nintendo Wii Fit becomes available to the US market. Have you gotten yours yet?
It’s a unique exercise game with a Balance Board that can measure a user’s weight and their center of gravity, and calculate the body mass index when told the user’s height. The balance board is that flat board […]
Wii of Nintendo has become the video game to have these days. As of September 2007, it has become the best-selling next-generation games console. It still has familiar franchises like Mario and Metroid, but also offer new classics like the Wii Sports and Wii Play. What makes it different from the other consoles is […]
Health matters for children from infancy to adolescence.
Written by Grace Ibay, M.H.S. [email] for b5media.
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