If you’re celebrating the holidays with kids, discuss these tips from Kids.gov with them.
Image description: A sixth grader is tested to see if she has what it takes to be a forest firefighter in a United States Forest Service class for school kids in Oregon.
Photo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Many children receive free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch at school, but what happens when school lets out? The Summer Food Service Program helps fill that nutrition gap and make sure children can get the nutritious meals they need.
Image description: Should you put sunscreen on infants? Not usually. The best approach is to keep infants under 6 months out of the sun, especially between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
But when you are outside together, here are some of the most important ways to protect your infant from the harmful rays of the sun: an umbrella and brimmed hat for shade, a cooler for liquids, a bottle for hydration, and clothing for covering the skin.
Learn more about keeping babies safe in the sun.
Graphic by Michael J. Ermarth, Food and Drug Administration
