Back to School: Hazards of the blackboard jungle
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 02:30
in Health & Medicine
Germs, bullies, killer schedules and lousy lunches. What can a parent to do? Plenty, actually.No doubt, summer has its dangers for kids: its Code Red air-quality days, its risk of sunburn, heatstroke, drowning and food poisoning, its poison ivy and whatnot. As conscientious parents reapply sunscreen to their young ones for the 4,000th time, they might well savor the prospect of a return to the safe, secure routines of school.