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Swine Flu and Your Student

As if parents didn’t have enough to worry about getting their kids ready for a new school year, a just released report warns that the swine flu could claim 100,000 Americans lives—-many of them children–this flu season. Government health officials released their swine flu battle plan for U.S. schools earlier this month, and now they are suggesting parents come up with their own strategies to keep their kids safe. If you have no clue how to devise a simple, yet effective plan to ward off N1H1 virus symptoms, then consider the tips offered by doctors: WASH THOSE HANDS According to … Continue reading →

Schools and Swine Flu

The first day of school is right around the corner for most American school children, and while parents are stocking up on pencils, glue and notebooks, the government is concentrating on potential swine flu outbreaks. Yesterday government health officials issued new recommendations regarding swine flu and school closings. The good news: Most schools should be able to stay open even if swine flu outbreaks occur this fall. The bad news: The vaccine against the H1N1 virus won’t be ready until October at the earliest. So what does this mean for your student? According to health officials, decisions about whether to … Continue reading →

Are You Talking to Your Kids About Swine Flu?

Numerous schools in our area have closed due to the swine flu outbreak, and I’ve been thinking about the parents who have had to scramble to secure childcare for their students. My daughter is young and doesn’t attend school, so I didn’t have to explain why classes were temporarily cancelled. Unfortunately, I wasn’t completely out of the woods. Last night while I was watching the news and making dinner, I heard: “Swine flu, swine flu, all they talk about is swine flu.” I turned around to see my exasperated daughter staring at the TV with her hands placed firmly on … Continue reading →

Reasons I am glad we homeschool: Swine Flu

Let me begin by stating that I do not believe for a second that by homeschooling my kids that they will not be exposed to swine flu or a similar kind of yuck. Just this year, we have experienced more yuck episodes than in the last few years. Our drama club was a hot bed of germs. We had stomach viruses. We had the flu. We had a second round of stomach viruses, and a little bit of strep come our way. Let me tell you, if you were in our particular group of homeschoolers, or remotely related to us, … Continue reading →