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    Keeping Your Kids Active In the Winter

    January 19, 2015

    See our tips below for fun indoor—and a few outdoor for those who wish to brave the cold—ideas for keeping your kids active in the winter. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by Pediatrics

    Categorized as: Fitness, Pediatrics

    Tagged with: active, basketball, bowling, energy, exercise, frostbite, gymnastics, ice skating, kids, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, swimming, wellness center, winter, winter sports teams

    kids skating
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    Prevent Trauma and Emergency Accidents Over the Winter Months

    January 22, 2014

    Find four useful tips to help you prevent injuries and accidents during the winter months. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by Trauma & Emergency Medicine

    Categorized as: Safety

    Tagged with: Charissa Pacella MD, cold weather, heart attack, ice skating, shoveling, skiing, sledding, UPMC Presbyterian, winter weather

    Prevent Trauma and Emergency Winter Accidents
  • Article - 1 Minute Read

    4 Tips for Teaching Kids to Eat Healthy

    January 10, 2014

    Read four useful tips for teaching your children how to eat healthy from UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by Pediatrics

    Categorized as: Nutrition, Pediatrics

    Tagged with: Ann Meyers RD LDN, calories, children, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, ice skating, kids, moderation, physical activity, skiing, sled riding, unhealthy food, winter activity

    Setting positive examples can help your child eat healthy. Some of these tips can help.
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    Steps to Better Winter Health

    December 11, 2013

    Learn how you can stay healthy this winter, by adjusting your everyday habits to include adequate diet and exercising. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by Urgent Care

    Categorized as: Living and Wellness

    Tagged with: daily exercise, exercise video games, flu vaccination, ice skating, seasonal flu, snowboarding, winter weather

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