Frankenstorm Prompts Emergency Preparedness Reminders

Some nasty weather is pommeling the eastern seaboard of the U.S. Meteorologists are calling for a trifecta of Hurricane Sandy, snow storms and other bad weather. They've dubbed this perfect storm "Frankenstorm" as it's scheduled to make landfall on Halloween--October 31, 2012. This article was written about earthquake emergency preparedness, but these safety tips are similar to bad weather advisories. Use these to get your family storm ready. Read on  Emergency Preparedness for Hurricane Sandy, "Frankenstorm"

FDA Recalls Cheeses, Eggs, Smoked Salmon and some OTC Medicines

Health and safety are important issues facing parents. Here are FDA food and product recall updates on Rolaids, Tylenol, Benadryl, Motrin, eggs, cheese and others. The FDA has created a free printable Holiday Food Safety Success Kit, too. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA.gov) has put links to several Holiday Food Safety resources, including a free printable Holiday Food Safety Success Kit and two Holiday Food Safety videos, one in English and one in Spanish. These were designed by the wise and helpful people at www.holidayfoodsafety.org and made available to print. Read more...

Winter Olympics Fitness Activities and Lesson Plans

Winter Olympics Activities and Lesson Plans for School or Homeschool
The Olympics make a great subject for study in the classroom or homeschool. Winter Olympics 2010 is a celebrates talent, athletics, health and wellness and multi-cultural interaction. Here some ways to bring the Olympics and fitness into your lesson plans.
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Swimming Lessons and Water Safety

Summer Swimming and Water Safety Tips
My advice on water safety? Get the kids familiar with the water. Teach them about the dangers. But most importantly, teach them to navigate safely in the water. Every child should have swimming lessons until he can swim safely.
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