We’ve looked this week at health and safety tips to stay safe this summer. To wrap things off today, we’re taking a look at tips to help keep your kids safe this summer.
Prisma Sports Medicine Pediatrician Dr. Jeff Holloway discusses some of the most common summer health hazards kids may often face.
“Being outside encompasses a lot of different things, and a lot of recreational play I think that is not always supervised,” Holloway said.
“Thinking some of the ways to prevent them is thinking ahead. So one of our big things with playground equipment is making sure you follow the rules, not doing things that are dangerous in those situations.”
You can listen to Dr. Holloways full explanation of common health hazards for kids below:
With swimming being such a popular summer activity, Prisma Pediatrician Dr. Kerry Sease also explains when is the best time to teach your children to swim.
“You can teach your child to swim as early as one year of age. Less than one year of age, they’re not really learning a skill,” Sease said. “But one year old and above, you can actually do swimming lessons, and it’s endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics to start at the age of one.”
She continued that, if you haven’t taught your child to swim by the age of five or six, you should do so immediately.
You can listen to Dr. Sease’s full discussion of teaching kids to swim below:
