Healthy Kids, Happy Summer

Posted by Nadine Bells

School's almost out. I actually get pretty nostalgic every year around this time. I miss that final bell, the countdown to the moment you have permission to run from your classroom, skipping down the halls, embracing your seasonal freedom. Of course, come 3:00, instead of running home, I'd end up hanging around the playground, loving my schoolyard exponentially more now that the structure of the schoolday was temporarily behind me.

For those of you with young ones at home for the summer, you're probably well aware of the health concerns that come with public swimming pools, mosquito bits and backyard barbecues. Never fear, Parenting.com has a great list of warnings, preventions and solutions for all your kids-and-summer mom worries:

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Children are unlikely to get West Nile virus from mosquito bites

You shouldn't be concerned about children getting impetigo from the pool

Hand, foot, and mouth disease will not leave scars

An increasing number of food-borne illnesses are caused by produce

Check it out here. And wait for SimplyMom's upcoming ideas for things to do with your kids this summer.

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