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Time Out!
Be prepared for those times when your kids
are sick.
„ Do you have someone who can watch your First-Aid Kit Contents
kids when they have to stay home?
„ Talk to your employer and find out what
options you have if you need to miss time
at work to take care of your kids.
„ If you do need to stay home with your
child, be sure to call in to your employer
and explain the situation.
Try This at Home...
If you want your kids to be aware
of what they are eating, have them read
the nutrition labels! Take a look at the
snacks you have around your house and
have your kids compare the calories,
fat, salt, protein, and sugar in products.
Measure out the serving size of each
product and compare. Decide which
products are healthiest. Compare these
products to fruits and vegetables. What
are you eating?
Keep all medications in a Many of our eating habits and activity levels are
locked container and out of developed as children. The more you can do now to Parenting
keep your kids eating healthier foods, getting good No. 9
the reach of children! sleep, and staying physically fit, the better your kids
will do as adults. Kids with good nutrition do better
in school, and have fewer illnesses. Making sure
One of the most important things you can do to keep kids get health checkups and proper medical care
your family safe is to have a first-aid kit. Things to when they are sick helps your kids to grow strong and stay healthy.
have on hand are: Keeping Active
„ Bandages - covering cuts and scrapes According to experts, about 15% of kids today are overweight, and the numbers are
„ Thermometer - taking temperature growing. Kids today spend more time inside playing video games, watching TV, and
„ Fever reducer - (like Tylenol™, Advil™, are physically less active. Being fit involves endurance, strength, and flexibility.
Motrin™) bringing fever down Encourage your kids to be active on the playground and get involved in sports or
activities that keep them moving. Kids and teens should get 60 minutes of physical
„ Kid’s cough syrup - reduce coughing activity each day!
„ Antibiotic cream - put on cuts for healing ©2022 Learnovation®, LLC
„ Syrup of ipecac - used to make someone vomit Reality Check... Healthy Foods
(for poisoning)
Here are some basic guidelines for serving
For Evaluation Only Keeping Kids Healthy
„ Calamine lotion - soothing sunburns 8 Do you know what to do when healthier foods:
„ Antihistamine tablets - relieving allergies, your child is sick? If you don’t „ Serve fruits and vegetables
sneezing and runny noses know what to do, call a friend or at every meal.
„ Cotton swabs - applying disinfectant relative who might know, or call „ Serve lean meats and other sources
„ Tweezers - removing splinters a doctor. of protein like fish, eggs, beans, and
8 In many school districts, if your nuts.
„ Alcohol wipes - disinfecting child has a fever or has been „ Limit fats by avoiding fried foods
cuts
throwing up, you must wait 24 and choosing low-fat or nonfat dairy
„ Hydrogen peroxide - disinfecting cuts and hours after these symptoms clear products.
scrapes up before sending them to back „ Limit sugary drinks such as soda and
„ Hand sanitizer - cleaning hands without water school. fruit drinks. Serve water and low-fat
8 Keep track of your children’s milk.
Disclaimer: medical history - details about
Learnovation®, LLC’s mission is to empower people to improve their birth and early growth, „ Eat less packaged foods that
their own parenting skills. This information is intended to serve shots, illnesses, medications they have added fat, salt, sugar, and
as a general guide of parenting principles and strategies. It is not have taken, etc. Knowing this preservatives.
intended to address individual parenting issues, nor should it be information can help your child „ Watch the portion size, and let kids
taken as legal, personal, or other advice.
receive better treatment. stop eating when they are full.