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How To Prevent Mouth Injuries

Mouth (and tooth) injuries are all too common. The majority of all dental injuries — around eighty percent — involve the front teeth and soft tissues, like the tongue, lips, and the insides of the cheeks. For adults and older adolescents, sports are the usual cause of dental injury. In young children, tooth and mouth injuries often come when learning to walk. Though you can’t protect your children at all times, vigilance when your toddler is taking her first steps can help. Even bigger kids can learn to play safe and protect their mouths. Here are some tips for preventing … Continue reading →

Nine Tips for Brain Health

Your brain is one of the most important organs in your body! If you want to keep your brain healthy and sharp, try these tips for brain health. Stay mentally active. Take a class at the local college, learn a new skill or language, or play Scrabble. Crossword puzzles and Sudoku are great games to keep your thinker nice and sharp. Your brain needs challenges to keep functioning at its peak. Get enough sleep. If you aren’t sleeping enough, you’ll feel less alert. If you aren’t sleeping well over a long period of time, your brain function can be impaired. … Continue reading →

Pediatricians Warn of Dangers of Heelys

I’m not a fan of the wheeled shoe. Maybe I’m prejudiced because I was almost run over by a kid on Heelys, in of all places, the library. When he whizzed by me I wasn’t exactly sure what the heck was going on. A few days later I had another encounter at the mall. I was still confused. Initially I thought the kids were on roller skates. A few days later while talking to another parent I found out about the whole Heelys revolution. Shortly after that conversation Tyler somehow found out about them and decided he wanted to get … Continue reading →

Friday Night Lights—A Lesson In Proper Fitting Football Helmets

Our family has turned into a bunch of football fanatics. No, we aren’t glued to the TV all day Sunday or on Monday night (I’m not anyway), but with school back in session we have a standing date with a row of silver bleachers at two local high schools. Both my cousin and nephew are members of their respective high school football teams and we try to make it to their home games to cheer them on. After doing this for the past few weeks all I can say is… thank goodness my kid is not on the field. Watching … Continue reading →