March 30, 2009 | Posted By Nancy Korom, MSN, RN, NEA-BC |
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
It’s official! Our new west tower opened to the public this morning. Over the weekend, we held several events, including one for our staff and their families to tour
. It was really exciting to see their reactions to the new spaces where they soon will be working. It also was a really nice opportunity for their families to see where they work. We offered tours of the new hospital rooms, were serenaded by Children’s own chorus and had face painting and other activities for kids. The words, “awesome,” and “wow,” were used repeatedly! The acknowledgement of the attention to detail that was put into the design confirmed our commitment to listening to our staff and families.
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As the school year begins to wind down, you will find that your children might be using their home computers and the Internet more than usual. While the Internet is a great tool for kids to get homework assistance and chat with friends, it does have a dark side that needs to be monitored.
Most kids online have good experiences. But children and teens can become targets for exploitation, crime and harassment. The good news is, we parents can take a step in the right direction by teaching our children basic Internet safety and by monitoring its use.
In addition to the threat of sexual predators, children also may view material that is violent, harassing or sexual on the Web. Additionally, children – especially tweens and teens – are curious about sexuality and may seek out and easily find this inappropriate material themselves. Following are some signs that your child could be at risk: (more…)
For as long as I can remember, we at Wisconsin Poison Center have cautioned parents to keep their prescription medications out of the reach of small children. Now it also is imperative that we keep medications out of the hands of our teens (and their friends).
That’s because there is a dangerous trend among teens – teens raiding their parents’ medicine cabinets looking for prescription drugs, which many parents are unaware of until it’s too late.
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. It was really exciting to see their reactions to the new spaces where they soon will be working. It also was a really nice opportunity for their families to see where they work. We offered tours of the new hospital rooms, were serenaded by Children’s own chorus and had face painting and other activities for kids. The words, “awesome,” and “wow,” were used repeatedly! The acknowledgement of the attention to detail that was put into the design confirmed our commitment to listening to our staff and families.