Family Health & Wellness Ideas

Viruses are everywhere. Some travel in the air, while others linger on solid surfaces, like toys and doorknobs. How can you help your children avoid getting sick this winter? Toddlers Toddlers seem to get sick more often than older children. Older children have a better developed immune system than toddlers; however, another factor is that the older a kid gets, the less likely he or she is to put things in their mouths. Toddlers put everything in their mouths, their fingers, their toys, even the remote control! In tests on hospital room items, researchers found that remote controls harbored more germs than any other common item in there! Clean Remote Another major reason a toddler get sick is that they often play near other toddlers. One drippy, runny nose or cough can go from a child’s hand to the handrails on a slide or play kitchen and pass to every other child who touches them. How Can I keep My Toddler From Getting Sick? It might seem obvious, but stay away from other toddlers if they have a cough or a runny nose. Many parents believe that if a child doesn’t have a fever, it is allergies. In reality, it could very […]

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