HEALTH / SAFETY
Safety
Staying Safe — Playing It Safe Around the House / Playing It Safe Outside & On the Road / Emergencies & First Aid.
Child Experts — Includes a wide range of child safety topics.
Child Safety — Includes a babysitter checklist, car seat safety, home childproofing, pool safety and much more.
Baby Car Seat Safety —Find the right car seat for your baby.
Car Seat Safety Guide — General car safety tips + links to related articles.
Food Safety —
Food safety quiz, food poisoning + articles on prevention.and other food safety related links
The Untilate Resource Page on Food and Food Safety
Clean Up Your Act in the Kitchen
Consumer Product Safety Commission — Check product recalls at this site.
Health
Newborn Health — Timely articles.
Toddlers Health Articles — Timely articles.
Health — Click on a specific health problem to view related article
First Aid — Links for treating a variety of ailments and situations + what to include in a first aid kit.
Ask Dr. Sears From lice to ear infections, click on a list of health related problems and find out how to deal with each.
Dental Care — Colgate offers advice related to dental care for infants and children.
Colds — Baby Care Center offers advice on the children’s colds.
Colds & Flu — This site offer advice for all ages.
Colds & Flu
Unfortunately,winter weather also means colds and sniffles. Teach your child how toavoid passing on those "sniffles" using this simple verse . . .
Cover your mouth when you cough,
Cover your mouth when you sneeze.
If you cough, or if you sneeze,
Cover your mouth if you please.
And, don’t forget—Children under 12 should never be given aspirin for fever reduction due to possibility of Reyes Syndrome.
Importance of Handwashing
Most experts agree that the single most effective practice is good handwashing by children, and others. You can help stop the spread of germs by washing your hands and teaching your children good handwashing practices.
How to Wash Hands
- Always use warm, running water and a mild, preferably liquid, soap. Antibacterial soaps may be used, but are not required. Premoistened cleansing towelettes do not effectively clean hands and do not take the place of handwashing.
- Wet the hands and apply a small amount (dime to quarter size) of liquid soap to hands.
- Rub hands together vigorously until a soapy lather appears and continue for at least 15 seconds. Be sure to scrub between fingers, under fingernails, and around the tops and palms of the hands.
- Rinse hands under warm running water. Leave the water running while drying hands.
- Dry hands with a clean, disposable (or single use) towel, being careful to avoid touching the faucet handles or towel holder with clean hands.
- Turn the faucet off using the towel as a barrier between your hands and the faucet handle.
- Discard the used towel in a trash can lined with a fluid-resistant (plastic) bag. Trash cans with foot-pedal operated lids are preferable.
- Consider using hand lotion to prevent chapping of hands. If using lotions, use liquids or tubes that can be squirted so that the hands do not have direct contact with container spout. Direct contact with the spout could contaminate the lotion inside the container.
- When assisting a child in handwashing, either hold the child (if an infant) or have the child stand on a safety step at a height at which the child's hands can hang freely under the running water. Assist the child in performing all of the above steps and then wash your own hands.