After-School ER Rush: Why It Happens and What Parents Should Know

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Understanding the Spike in Pediatric ER Visits After School As the school year begins and routines fill up with homework, after-school activities, and extracurriculars, it’s important not to lose sight of your child’s health. Interestingly, the most common time for pediatric ER visits is after school — but why is that? The After-School ER Rush…

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Tips to Pack a Safe and Healthy Lunch

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Easy Food Safety Tips Every Parent Should Know When Preparing School Lunches As another school year kicks off, families everywhere are settling back into routines, including the daily decision of whether to buy lunch at school or bring one from home. While making school lunches nutritious and tasty is a top priority for many parents,…

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Prevent Back to School Illnesses

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Discover Some Tips to Prevent Your Child’s Contact with Germs and Frequency of Illnesses This School Year As your family begins to prepare for a new school year, new teachers, and new classrooms, it is important to be mindful of the introduction to new germs. Illness during the fall back-to-school season is very common. We…

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Get a Healthy Start Back to School

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Parents – ensure your little ones head back to school healthy! The start of a new school year can be exciting! However, preparing for your kids to return to school means more than just school supplies shopping and registering for class. You want to ensure this school year is your child’s best year yet. For…

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School Bus Safety

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With the school year approaching quickly, now is the perfect time to practice and inform your kids about the importance of school bus safety. There’s no harm in taking extra precautions as we get ready for back to school.   Several of the 25 million students around the country start and end their day with…

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