Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 20-26. Carilion Clinic's Community Health and Outreach team works to keep kids safe in vehicles all year long—starting with car seats.
For most kids, skin care can be summed up with two S’s: sunscreen and soap. And according to Susan Gaylor, master aesthetician with Carilion Clinic Dermatology and Mohs Surgery, applying sunscreen should be included in kids’ regular daily routines.
Skin care for kids is pretty simple: keep clean and protected with a moisturizing sunscreen.
Puberty changes all that.
Teens experience varying degrees of acne, dry skin, as well as changes and variations in skin tone. It’s at this time that they’re also exposed to heavy marketing and peer pressure.
It is terrible to think about, but tragedies can happen to anyone.
According to Safe Kids Worldwide, a child dies from heatstroke in a vehicle every 10 days. More than half of those children were forgotten by a caring adult who became distracted.
You won't forget your phone, so put it or your purse or backpack in the back seat with your child.
As we all are spending more time at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it means children could be exploring more than they normally do and getting around potentially dangerous items in the home.
Nine out of 10 poisonings occur at home, and half of the 2 million calls to Poison Control involve children ages 5 and under.
