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She suggests sitting on the foam roller for day, and then do something different the things you touch within your family.”
about five minutes, rolling out the muscles next day. They pick it up and learn it for Dr. Peterson also says parents shouldn’t
in your hips first, and then in your back and themselves.”
shoulders, before doing any kind of further forget to keep up with their children’s vaccine
stretching or exercise. Dr. Peterson says that exercise is a great schedules.
way to help kids regain focus and
KEEP YOUR KIDS FOCUSED alleviate anxiety. “When we do go back to school, the
vaccine-preventable diseases are still
Many kids struggle with online learning, “I think every child needs outside play there,” Dr Peterson says. “There are people
and some older teens may even have time to get rid of some of the excess energy who are not vaccinated against measles,
remote internships that put them in the they feel,” Dr. Peterson says. and those illnesses are still a threat.”
position of working from home for the first
time. Christy Peterson, MD, a pediatrician She says playing outdoors this fall IF YOU NEED MORE WELLNESS TIPS,
with Beverly Knight Olson Children’s should be safe for those trying to avoid ARE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR
Hospital, Navicent Health, says that at exposure to COVID-19, as long as you VISION OR WANT TO SCHEDULE A
some point, parents have to let their kids maintain social distancing, bring your PEDIATRIC CHECKUP, VISIT WWW.
struggle with focus. own equipment like frisbees and don’t NAVICENTHEALTH.ORG AND
share with people outside your family. SEARCH FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY OR
“They have to learn it for themselves, and CHILDREN’S HEALTH CENTER.
I don’t think it takes very long,” Dr. Peterson “You’re going to touch the ball, and
says. “It’s not unusual for them to fail one you’re not going to wash your hands
constantly,” Dr. Peterson says. “I think
that it’s probably a good idea to keep the
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