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Home / News / Lifestyle News / How to keep kids safe from the summer heat
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How to keep kids safe from the summer heat

How to keep kids safe from the summer heat
Written by Lahari Basu
Expert opinion by Dr Akanksha Saxena
May 17, 2022, 01:00 pm 3 min read
How to keep kids safe from the summer heat
Keeping kids safe from this heat requires you to be alert. (Photo credit: Max Pixel)

As temperatures and humidity shoot up, the risk of falling sick also increases. With children enjoying summer vacations, it is difficult to contain them in the walls of a home. However, you cannot let them wander about baking in the heat during the day. Even then it is important to take certain precautions to keep your child safe from the summer heat.

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Here is what our expert says
  • With mercury touching 49 degree Celsius this summer, it is important to understand heatstroke.
  • Heatstroke happens when an individual is exposed to or exerts in extremely hot temperatures.
  • Symptoms include headache, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, and mental confusion.
  • The patient may paradoxically stop sweating leading to very high core body temperature.
  • Prevention by limiting heat exposure and adequate hydration is the best treatment.
Hydrate
Make them drink enough water

Staying hydrated is of utmost importance in the summer. Make drinking water a fun activity for children by setting goals of finishing a certain quantity by a certain time. Don't limit hydration to just water. Make them drink fresh fruit juices, coconut water, lemonade, and detox water with mint and lemon. Children should drink about two liters of water daily.

Fabric
Make them wear summer-friendly fabrics

Cotton is the most summer-friendly fabric and old and young alike benefit from cotton clothing in the summer. The fabric allows ventilation and doesn't cause irritation and itchiness on the skin. Make sure to dress your kids in comfortable, loose clothing. Stick to light-colored clothes since they absorb less heat and prevent one from feeling too hot.

Afternoon curfew
Limit outdoor activities

Set the schedule of your children so that they don't step out in the mid-day when it is the hottest. If they are meeting other kids in the vicinity, make sure everyone is indoors and busy with indoor activities. Make an effort to boost up their experience of staying home during the day with board games and quality time spent with family.

Healthy food
Say no to junk food

Diet during the summer must be light and non-greasy. Include more fruits and vegetables in their diet and cut out junk foods. Eating heavy and rich meals can generate heat in the body making you feel uncomfortable. Minimize intake of processed foods including salty foods; they are equally difficult to digest, causing more discomfort in an already uncomfortable season.

Talk to them
Educate them on summer illnesses

If your children are old enough to understand health issues, it is time to educate them about the health risks associated with summer. Teach your children about what can happen if they don't drink enough water in the summer. Let them know about the symptoms of heatstroke. Instead of scolding them for going out during the day, explain to them why you suggest so.

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Lahari Basu
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Having worked in the media industry for six years, Lahari currently writes Lifestyle stories for NewsBytes. Before this, she worked with Microsoft News and Dainik Bhaskar group. An avid traveller, home cook, crocheter, and movie buff, Lahari is always on the lookout for good food, colourful yarns, innovative and thoughtful cinema, and cats! With words as a weapon, nature as strength, optimism as fuel, and an undying thirst for discovery, she is out on a lifelong journey to seek and experience the unknown.
Dr Akanksha Saxena
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Dr. Akanksha Saxena is a Consultant ENT, Head & Neck Cancer Surgeon with her own setup by the name of ENT360 | Preonco. She has previously worked at renown institutes like Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital, Rohini, Delhi, Amrita Hospital, Kochi and Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bengaluru
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