Health Tip: Protect Your Child at Day Care
Children who attend day care are at increased risk of getting sick or acquiring an infection. The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers these suggestions to help reduce your child's risk: - Make sure your child always washes his or her hands before each meal or snack, and always after using the bathroom.
- Breast-feed your baby, if possible.
- Make sure the day-care center you choose has staff that is trained to minimize the spread of germs.
- Ensure that food preparation and diaper changes are done in places that aren't near each other.
- Check that all staff and children are up to date with immunizations.
Health Tip: Spot Unsafe Playgrounds
Some parents may falsely assume that all playground equipment is safe. The Nemours Foundation says certain types of equipment should have parents thinking twice about letting their children use them. These include: - Swings with animal figures.
- Gliding swings meant for more than one child.
- Ropes for swinging. They may unravel or pose a strangulation hazard.
- Exercise rings (resembling those used by gymnasts) or trapeze bars.
- Monkey bars.
- Trampolines.
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