10 Water Safety Tips

10 Tips to Staying Safe in and Around Water

With hot and dry summers, many Texans enjoy spending their time cooling off by the pool, lake or beach. However, every day, about 10 people die from unintentional drowning and of these 10, two are children aged 14 or younger according to the CDC. With summer upon us, First Choice ER Executive Medical Director, Dr. Mike Muzzarelli offers 10 tips to staying safe in and around water.

1.  Never leave children unattended around any body of water. According to Safekids.org, an adult should be within arm’s reach to provide active supervision.

Ways to Get Your Child’s Sleep Routine Back on Track During Summer

Summer Sleep Routines

Successful Strategies for Summer Sleep Routine

Visa Shanmugam

Summer holidays are in full swing and the kids are out of school.  Once school is out, many of us have a tendency to let routines fall by the wayside, without the usual structure to our week. Kids don’t have to abide by a strict bedtime anymore as they don’t have to wake up early for school.  It’s too light and too hot to go to bed.  There are just too many fun summer things to do outside to even think about sleep.  The list goes on and on.