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.

How to Manage the Kids While You Work From Home

How to work from home with kids

How to Work from Home with Kids

 

It’s hard for kids to understand the concept that “Mommy or Daddy has to work,” especially in the summertime when fun is supposed to rule. Of course you can attempt to get everything done early in the morning or late at night while they sleep, but that doesn’t always work out. I’m often asked how I work from home while caring for my own 5 children, as well as having extra kids over during the summer. Here are a few of my own ideas for making summer work for everyone!

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

True Story of 3 Little Pigs - Dallas Children's Theater

Is A. Wolf Guilty or Not Guilty? — YOU Decide!

 

A. Wolf finally gets to tell his side of the story and YOU determine the ending of the play in this jazzy-cool-howl-at-the-moon musical that will blow the hair off your chinny chin chin!  Hot off its acclaimed national tour, Dallas Children’s Theater (DCT) presents the real story of the Big, Bad Wolf in The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! playing June 21 – July 14.

Keep Kids Active with Swimming this Summer

Swimming Kids

Get Kids Swimming Instead of Playing Electronics

 

A new Mason-Dixon survey, conducted for the Water Quality and Health Council, found that parents are alarmed at the amount of time children spend on electronic devices at the expense of physical activities like swimming.  The survey also found that 84 percent of parents would like to see their children swim more often and 88 percent reported having access to a swimming pool.  Most parents said their children can swim, including 78 percent of 7 and 8-year-olds, and 89 percent of 9, 10 and 11-year-olds.

Free Admission to Hawaiian Falls for 10-year-olds on June 10th

Hawaiian Falls 10 Year Celebration - The Rush

Hawaiian Falls Celebrates 10 years on June 10th

 

Hawaiian Falls will celebrate its 10th birthday at its original waterpark in Garland on Monday, June 10. As part of the celebration, the public is invited to help set a record of 10 hours of continuous sliding down The Rush, a dark tube slide with multi-sensory special effects such as lights, misters and music.

Summer Adventures in Fair Park

The State Fair of Texas launches its new Summer Adventures in Fair Park! General Info about Summer Adventures: Summer Adventure in Fair Park™ opens weekends beginning May 4 and daily…