Hot Topics - Childrens Health

• Preschooler's Home-Packed Lunch Was Replaced With Chicken Nuggets by a State Employee... Who Dictates Your Child's Health?

  Posted 4:07 PM 2/15/2012

  For those of us moms who send our children to school with homemade lunches, there is usually a good reason. Whether it be a food allergy, dietary health concern, or you would just prefer to be in control of the food your child eats, we lovingly pack their school lunch with the assumption that it (More)
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• Smoking in a Car With Kids is Just Like Child Abuse

  Posted 10:14 AM 2/7/2012

  Last week, when I was picking up my sons from school, I saw a mom and her kids getting into their car.  As soon as mom was in the car, she lit a cigarette! I was immediately upset, not about her smoking, she can do what she wants, but she was smoking in a car with three children.  I (More)
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• FREE Car Seat Safety Inspection Every 2nd Wednesday

  Posted 1:36 PM 1/27/2012

  Make sure the little love of your life is traveling safely with you by taking advantage of a FREE car seat inspection provided by Kohl's Cares Car Safety program. Inspections only take 20 minutes and are held every 2nd Wednesday of the month at Police Operations Center, 705 S. Nevada Ave., from 2-4 p.m. Please call for your appointment: 719-365-5834

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• Kohl's Cares Car Seat Safety Check - Feb. 22

  Posted 1:33 PM 1/27/2012

  Did you know 9 out of 10 car seats are improperly installed? Don't play the odds with your child's safety -- have your child's car seat inspected for FREE by Kohl's Cares Car Safety Program. In just 20 minutes, your certified child passenger safety technician can ensure your child's car seat (More)
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• Kohl's Cares Car Seat Safety Check - Feb. 29

  Posted 1:32 PM 1/27/2012

  Make this Leap Year Day a life-saving day for your little one with a FREE Kohl's Cares Car Safety seat inspection! In just 20 minutes your certified child passenger safety technician can give you peace of mind for your child's safe travel. Free car seat inspections will be held Wednesday, February 29, (and every 5th Wednesday of the month) at Stetson Hills Police Substation, 4110 Tutt Blvd., from 7-10 a.m. For your appointment, please call 719-365-5834

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• 8-Year-Old Boy Saves 2-Year-Old Brother From Choking

  Posted 11:44 AM 1/24/2012

  A family and community are calling 8-year-old, Malik Gipson, a hero.  He used the Heimlich maneuver on his 2-year-old brother, Michael, and saved his life.  Michael had a piece of peppermint candy stuck in his throat and was choking for several minutes. Where did he learn the move? He (More)
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• 5 Worst Family Foods To Avoid & How to Make Them Healthy

  Posted 5:15 PM 1/19/2012

  Charity Curley Mathews wrote that the best foods to eat with the family "were the same old love-handles-waiting-to-happen." She set out to remake the foods she deemed the worst (More)
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• 1 in 8 Low-Income Parents Watering Down Formula

  

  Posted 10:41 AM 1/19/2012

  A recent report shows that one in eight low-income parents are watering down their infant's formula or "formula (More)
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• Diet Change Could Help Children Who Are ADD/ADHD

  Posted 5:11 AM 1/18/2012

  More children than ever are being diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A group of researchers from Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago found that there is little research to support (More)
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• In Case of an Emergency: First-Aid Kit, Numbers to Know & CPR Reminder

  

  Posted 8:46 AM 1/26/2012

  We all have medical emergencies in our home and being prepared is the best way to get through them without panicking. A well-stocked first aid kit, list of emergency numbers and an overview of CPR and the heimlich maneuver are tools that can help you be prepared.

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