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Balancing Act Archives |
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August, 2006: Family Snack Smarts |
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July, 2006: Cooperative Co-parenting |
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June, 2006: Street Proofing Teens 101 |
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May, 2006: Harmony is in season: Harmony is in season: Warm Weather Activities To Bring The Family Together |
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April, 2006: Caregiving: Sensible Steps To Success |
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March, 2006: Healthy Eating In A Fast Food World |
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February, 2006: Stress Busters to Stay Lighthearted |
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January, 2006: Brain Gain in Life's Later Years |
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December, 2005: Holiday Budget Planning |
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November, 2005: Combating Childhood Obesity |
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October, 2005: Eating Away at Colds and Flu |
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September, 2005: Avoiding the Aches of Osteoarthritis |
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August, 2005: Growing Older, Eating Wiser |
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July, 2005: Nutrition Tips for the Healthiest Summer Ever |
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June, 2005: Long-Term Care Facilities/Nursing Homes - How Do I Choose the Right One? |
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May, 2005: Nutrition and Your Baby: Introducing solid food to the menu |
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April, 2005: When Baby Comes Home For The First Time |
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March, 2005: Stepping into the Role of Stepparent |
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February, 2005: Pumping Fitness into Your Day |
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January, 2005: Remedies for Financial Holiday Hangovers |
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December, 2004: Time Out: Making the most of the holidays |
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November, 2004: An Ounce of Prevention: Type 2 Diabetes |
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October, 2004: Dealing with Peer Pressure |
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September, 2004: Long Distance Caregiving |
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August, 2004: The ‘Be-tween’ Transition, 2004 |
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July, 2004: Easing into summer vacation |
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June, 2004: A family-friendly balance for working fathers |
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May, 2004: Communication Tips to Help Young Minds Grow |
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April, 2004: Tips for Making the Tax Season Less Taxing |
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March, 2004: The Dieting Merry-Go-Round |
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February, 2004: Keeping Your Financial Future in Check |
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January, 2004: Here Comes the Flu |
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December, 2003: Communicating with your Teen |
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November, 2003: Eating for Energy |
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October, 2003: Work-life Balance: Making it Work for You |
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September, 2003: The Homework Zone |
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August, 2003: Health Hints to Ease Your Family in to the Fall Season |
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July, 2003: Stay Alert and Stay Safe - Streetproofing your kids |
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June, 2003: Summer Activities for Stay-at-Home Kids |
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May, 2003: Helping Older Relatives Stay Active |
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April, 2003: Spring-cleaning: For the home, the family, and you |
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March, 2003: Choosing a Summer Camp |
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February, 2003: Baby couch potatoes: Tearing your kids away from the TV |
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January, 2003: Resolution Solutions |
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December, 2002: Holiday Stress Blasters |
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November, 2002: Beating the Winter Blues |
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October, 2002: Making the most of family mealtimes |
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September, 2002: Generation Relations |
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August 2002: Vacation Relaxation |
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July 2002: Swimming Safety |
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May 2002: Stuck in the Middle. The Sandwich Generation |
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April, 2002: Supporting Your Child's Social Success |
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March, 2002: After the Spring Break ... Take a Break For Yourself |
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February, 2002: Keep those loving connections alive |
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January, 2002: Ringing in a Balanced New Year |
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December, 2001: Holiday Safety Tips |
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November, 2001: It's Flu Season |
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October, 2001: Halloween Safety Tips |
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September, 2001: Back to school |
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Halloween
Safety Tips
While you want your children to have fun, be sure to remind them
of the Halloween Hallmarks:
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Have a group with you at all times. Do not trick or treat
alone.
- Avoid those houses that don't have their lights on or are
not well lit.
- Look both ways before crossing the street and driveways.
- Limit the risk of costume dangers by choosing flame-retardant
apparel.
- Opened or unwrapped candies should always be discarded,
despite temptations to eat quickly!
- Weather should be a factor in preparing for going out. A
cold night out means extra padding such as a jacket being
worn underneath the costume and/or long underwear. You wouldn't
want to have to come home early because you're cold!
- Explain the Halloween route so that there is a mutual understanding
about the plans for the evening.
- Expect certain scenarios so that you can be prepared. What
if someone invites you inside, what will you say? What if
someone has pets that you are not familiar with?
- Narrow down a time for expected arrival home. This will
certainly alleviate unnecessary anticipation as a parent and
will place appropriate responsibility on your child. Supply
your children with quarters for phone calls (or cell phone)
just in case.
A few more tips:
- Be sure to have your child eat a good dinner before going
out so that they're not tempted to eat candies as they receive
them.
- Your kids may be prepared with their costume and their bag,
but how about a flashlight or reflective tape on the costume
so that they're seen outside.
- Before they go out, make sure ground rules are agreed to
around the consumption of candy, for example:
- a limit of 8 small candies per day - 4 after lunch and 4
after dinner
- no more than two chocolate bars or chip bags per day,
- candy bags will be sorted together with parents to remove
any undesirables (i.e. unwrapped candies, fruit, anything
causing allergies, etc.)
- Think nutrition when preparing to give out treats, too.
Consider alternatives to candy, such as single-serving packages
of crackers and cheese, packaged fruit rolls, mini boxes of
raisins or non-food items such as pencils, dollar-store toys
or stickers.
Need more information on parenting? Your Employee Assistance Program
(EAP) can help with a child to elder care resource and referral service
that is geared toward enhancing the quality of family life. Call your
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to see if you are eligible for the
child to elder care resource and referral service at 1 866.468.9461
or 1.800.387.4765.
This newsletter is meant for informational purposes only and may not necessarily represent the views of individual organizations.
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