Winter is here and along with this colder weather sometimes comes illness. If your child is ill you may need to take them to the doctor. A visit to the doctor is easier if your child knows what to expect.
Talk to your child before going and help him understand that doctors and nurses are health helpers.
If a child is scared of the doctor or nurse, he may not behave well. Try to understand his fear and talk about it. Never threaten a child with going to the doctor. Do not scare the child about shots or needles.
Before you go to the doctor, make a list of your child's symptoms such as fever, stomachache, sore throat, sneezing, diarrhea, or behavior changes, and how long he has had these symptoms.
(HIP on Health)
Here is a fun children’s poem for the winter season.
Falling Snow
By anonymous
See the pretty snowflakes
Falling from the sky
On the wall and housetops
Soft and thick they lie
On the window ledges
On the branches bare
Now how fast they gather
Filling all the air
Looking into the garden
Where the grass was green
Covered by the snowflakes
Not a blade is seen
Now the bare black bushes
All look soft and white
Every twig is laden
What a pretty sight!
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