For San Diego Moms and Moms-To-Be
Amber and Sara are trying to help the family beat summer boredom, talking about local destinations – especially the free ones – that will give the family a little break from the ordinary.
When Dana isn't holding down mornings on ALT 949 with Jayson, she's helping her husband raise three daughters under the age of 10. Fun, right?
Dana loves her family, and would do anything for them, including keeping her mental sanity any way she can. Every week, we peel back the curtain on her home life and find out the latest reason Why Mommy Drinks!
When you’re traveling across the country with three daughters under the age of 10, you’re bound to have plenty of reasons to reach for a little liquid encouragement.
This week, Dana hand picked one of them, and peeled back the curtain on her home life to let us know what luggage oversight caused a family vacation catastrophe before the plane ever left the runway in San Diego.
When Dana isn't holding down mornings on ALT 949 with Jayson, she's helping her husband raise three daughters under the age of 10. Fun, right?
Dana loves her family, and would do anything for them, including keeping her mental sanity any way she can. Every week, we peel back the curtain on her home life and find out the latest reason Why Mommy Drinks!
Dana has plenty of excuses to hit the bottle during the school year, but when her three daughters are out of school for the summer, things kick into a new gear. Now that she’s the family entertainment director for the next three months, things are heating up in more ways than one. Today, we find out the latest reason Dana is reaching for the bottle…
How long does it take for parents to stress out when Summer break arrives?
Not long.
An new study, sponsored in part by Groupon, finds that it takes less than two weeks – about 13 days – for parents to feel stress taking its toll when Summer vacation season starts.
The poll surveyed about 2,000 parents to arrive at its findings, which include the stat that three out of five parents feel their Summer vacation plans won’t fully live up to the expectations of their children.
One of the major sources of Summer stress comes from what’s referred to as Parental Summer Guilt. It’s what parents feel when their kids spend too much time in the house instead of getting out to experience the day.
Another is expenses. While parents usually voice concern over the cost of family vacations, they mostly don’t hold back on making sure their family has an enjoyable time.
So, what’s a parent to do? The recommendation is that you don’t overthink it and if cost is a concern, look for affordable family activities in your local community.
For more about what the study found and other recommendations on how to enjoy Summer with the kids, take a look at the full article here.
Go play outside! Ahhhh….music to every mothers ears. They may be home from school for three months, but summer is the time when you get have a cleaner house because the kids can spend all 
day playing outside. That’s great but parents need to be aware of unsafe temperatures and condition before sending the little one’s out to play.
Kids don’t just sit under a shady tree and take it easy. They run, jump, roll around, and run some more. Days when it’s too hot can, and probably will have some awful results for your children. Things like dehydration and heat illnesses, including heat cramps, exhaustion, and worst of all stroke. Yes…children can suffer strokes just like the rest of us. Believe it or not, because of their body compositions, kids are at even greater risk for these scary side effects than adults.
Dehydration:
The number one overlooked issue with children in the heat is dehydration. Send them outside previously hydrated. Don’t wait until they are thirsty, by then the body is already beginning to dehydrate. Set a timer while they are playing. Whenever the timer goes off, time to drink whether they are thirsty or not. The American Academy of Pediatrics says a good-size drink for a child is five ounces of water for a child weighing 88 pounds and nine ounces for a teen weighing 132 pounds. Keep those kids nice and juicy!
Heat Illness:
Signs of heat illness can include painful cramps of the stomach muscles, arms, or legs. Heat exhaustion almost always starts with dizziness and nausea, but can lead to vomiting, headaches, weakness, muscle pain, and sometimes even unconsciousness. Heat stroke occurs usually at a temperature of 104 degrees or higher, nausea, vomiting, seizures and dehydration. Also be aware for a lack of sweating, shortness of breath, and unconsciousness which can lead to coma.
If your child is experiencing any of these symptoms, get them out of the sun into a cool, comfortable place immediately. Start SLOWLY pumping them full of of cool fluids and take off any excess layers of clothing or bulky equipment. My mother used to put cool, wet cloths on our heads or overheated skin. If your kids are cramping gentle stretching for the sore muscles can help. If your child has heat exhaustion, do not allow them back in the hot sun on the same day. Monitor your child, and if you don’t see improvement, see a doctor right away. If you’re concerned your child is suffering from heat stroke, do not hesitate to call 911, as they will require immediate medical attention before it gets worse.
Let’s try to avoid all of this ugliness though. Have a safe summer and follow all of these tips to ensure you memories of summer are good ones, not bad ones.
To see the entire article from Popsugar Click HERE!
Kaiser Permanente: Health Research