Keeping Them Healthy During the School Year.

Hand washing is one of the most important ways we can prevent the spread of illness in the classroom and elsewhere. By teaching your child how to wash her hands properly -- and to especially wash after blowing her nose and using the bathroom and before eating -- you can help your child reduce the risk of getting sick, and help her from infecting others if she catches an infection or illness.

Keeping your child's immune system strong is an important way to stay healthy and ward off illness during the school year. With these helpful tips, you can help reduce your child's rrisk of getting colds, flu, and other infections.

Does your child know the important healthy habits to prevent colds, flu, and other infections? Healthy habits such as remembering not to keep touching their eyes or refraining from sharing cups and utensils with friends will be important school health habits.

Making sure your child gets enough sleep is a crucial part of keeping your child healthy. Sleep is important not only for a child's physical and emotional health, but can play an important role in how well she does in school.

Whether your child is starting school for the first time or going back to school after a summer break, she may experience back-to-school anxiety. This common and normal type of stress can be eased with some simple strategies to help kids handle the transition to school.

Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day when it comes to schoolkids. A balanced breakfast of lowfat protein and complex carbohydrates has been shown to be important for brain function as well as for maintaing a steady level of energy throughout the day.

Make lunches more fun and enticing with these ideas for yummy main dishes and sides dressed up in colorful combinations and shapes. There's even a suggestion for a healthy Asian bento lunch box!

Add a little flair and flavor to your child's school lunches with these ideas for healthy lunches. With these tips and tricks, your child just may eat his veggies!

Kids are often ravenous after school. But you don't have to sacrifice good nutrition for convenience with these ideas for quick, easy, and healthy after-school snacks

School backpacks are heavier than ever, and using the wrong type of backpack and wearing it incorrectly can lead to back pain in kids. Make sure you prevent back problems in your child by following these guidelines for choosing and using backpacks correctly.

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